Digital Government
Wanted by the Military: An 'Ender’s Game' Controller for Urban Robot Swarms
The Pentagon is looking for a single controller to enable dismounted ground troops to steer "hundreds" of drones for urban warfare.
Emerging Tech
There Are Now No Obstacles That Can Stand in the Way of the Robot Uprising
Your greatest fear has been confirmed.
Emerging Tech
Researchers Programmed Robots to Look Out for Each Other
The two robots essentially share one brain.
Emerging Tech
A Wall-Crawling Roomba That Teaches Kids to Code
Harvard roboticists have created a robot that will gradually introduce children to programming skills by blending them with art.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the Technology of an Amazon Warehouse
This 360-degree video shows off the company's robotic systems.
Emerging Tech
The Employee You Complain to About Black Friday Sales This Year Could Be a Robot
The robots are coming—to spread some holiday cheer.
Emerging Tech
Meet Piccolissimo, World’s Smallest Self-Powered Flying Robot
The device flies using directions from a handheld infrared device, similar to a TV remote control.
Artificial Intelligence
When Will Robots Take All the Jobs?
There isn’t much evidence from today’s statistics that human workers are on the verge of a historic shift. But just wait until the next recession.
Emerging Tech
Video: Uber's Next Project: Flying Cars
The company promises within 10 years a fleet of on-demand, semi-autonomous, electric aircraft that take off and land vertically.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Are Teaching Artificial Intelligence How to Terrify Humans
Can machines learn to scare us?
Artificial Intelligence
Air Force Doesn’t Know How to Test Its Future Robotic Wingmen
How do you surprise a drone that can revise its strategy hundreds of times in an eyeblink?
Emerging Tech
Video: Meet the Giant Robot That Builds Boeing’s Airplane Wings
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a robot building a plane.
Artificial Intelligence
Britain’s Most Hated Bank is Rolling Out a Robot Teller That Shows Empathy
The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to unveil its new artificial intelligence system, known as “Luvo,” by the end of the year.
Digital Government
UK Military Wants Your Ideas for How to Build Swarms of Attack Drones
The country is looking system that would allow a single solider to control up to 20 drones at once.
Emerging Tech
MIT Researchers 3-D-Print Customizable Padding for Robots
A wrong landing could be all it takes to break a robot.
Artificial Intelligence
Toyota Is Releasing a Chatty Robot that Sits in Your Car’s Cupholder
You might not be able to have robot drive your car just yet, but at least you can get one to keep you company as you drive.
Digital Government
Beyond Big Dog: The US Army Searches for an Infantry Squadbot
Service officials have a concept of operations and a plan to deploy a cargo-carrying robot alongside dismounted soldiers in 2019. But can the acquisition system keep up?
Artificial Intelligence