Emerging Tech

Boston Dynamics Is Going to Start Selling its Creepy Robots in 2019

The company will build about 100 robots over the next year.

Emerging Tech

The U.S. Military Wants Giant Transformer Robot Subs

The future of countermine operations could look like a big bug that can swim for hundreds of kilometers.

Emerging Tech

Americans Say They’re Ready For Robots To Deliver The Mail

A survey conducted by the Postal Service Inspector General polled citizens on how they would feel if a robot delivered the mail with—or instead of—a human.

Emerging Tech

Check Out The Crazy New Tech NASA Is Investing In

Robots that fly, swarm and support life could help us explore the cosmos.

Artificial Intelligence

Russian Military Chief Lays Out the Kremlin’s High-Tech War Plans

Robotics, artificial intelligence, and a willingness to strike the enemy’s non-military targets will figure in the country’s future strategies.

Emerging Tech

This WALK-MAN Robot Can Go Places Too Dangerous for Humans

The humans operate the machine from a safe distance

Emerging Tech

Autonomous Robot Bees To Swarm at Walmart Near You

Buzz buzz in aisle 28.

Emerging Tech

The Cute Robot That Follows You Around the City

Piaggio, the Italian company that makes Vespa scooters, is building cargo droids for city pedestrians.

Digital Government

Five Skills Everybody Will Need For the Jobs of the Future

In a few years’ time, traditional office employees all over will need a new path forward.

Artificial Intelligence

What We Miss About AI When We’re Worried About Killer Robots

There are more realistic problems to worry about.

Artificial Intelligence

This Might Be The Last Olympics Without AI Judges

The next summer games in Tokyo might be very different.

Emerging Tech

The Marines Are Giving Quadcopters to Every Squad

The Corps says new robots, tech, and video games will keep Marines on the tactical edge.

Digital Government

Job Automation Will Hurt Women First But Will Ultimately Hurt Men More

The wave of automation is on its way.

Emerging Tech

The U.S. Government Just Gave Someone a $120 Million Robotic Arm to Use For a Year

There are plans to help others with limb loss soon.

Emerging Tech

Robots Want to Help You Buy a House

Algorithms still have work to do when it comes to earning trust, though.

Emerging Tech

No One Met the $20 Million Deadline for a Civilian Moon Mission

The prize for a Google-sponsored competition to send spacecraft to the lunar surface will now go unclaimed.

Digital Government

Russian Twitterbots Are Blaming the US Shutdown on Democrats

In the last 48 hours, Russia-linked Twitter accounts tweeted #schumershutdown more than any other hashtag.

Artificial Intelligence

Ford CEO Jim Hackett on the Future of Computing, Cities, and Self-Driving Cars

Hackett overseen new initiatives at the car company.

Artificial Intelligence

The Robots of 2018 Are iPads on Wheels

Information robots took over the robot section of CES 2018.

Digital Government

A New Robot Is Teaching People with Autism to Navigate Office Politics

In the US and the UK, more than 80% of autistic adults are unemployed.