Robots with a Sense of Touch? Scientists Create Flexible E-skin for “soft machines”
By Study Finds Are humans one step closer to giving robots a true sense of touch? Scientists are developing electronic skin that they hope will…
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What Killer Robots Mean for the Future of War
By Jonathan Erskine, University of Bristol and Miranda Mowbray, University of Bristol You might have heard of killer robots, slaughterbots or terminators – officially called…
Ukraine War Becomes Global Testing Ground For Military Robots
For nations not willing to risk direct military involvement in Ukraine, Technocrats sending advanced robot technology instead makes for a perfect experimental lab to test…
Police Drones and Robots: 2022 in Review
By Matthew Guariglia The rising tide of policing by robots and drones may seem relentless or even inevitable. But activism, legislative advocacy, and public outrage…
VICTORY! San Francisco Bans Killer Robots…For Now
By Matthew Guariglia In a stunning 8-to-3 vote yesterday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors banned the SFPD from using deadly force with remote-controlled robots….
44 Local Organizations Stand Against SFPD’s Killer Robots
By Matthew Guariglia EFF is announcing a letter signed by 44 community groups who stand united in opposition to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Crush! Kill! Destroy!”—The Robot, Lost in Space The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives…
Red Alert: The San Francisco PD Wants the Power to Kill with Robots
By Matthew Guariglia The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote soon on a policy that would allow the San Francisco Police Department to use…
San Francisco PD Proposes Letting Robots Kill Suspects
By Tyler Durden A policy drafted by the San Francisco Police Department has sent a petition to the city’s Board of Supervisors which would allow…
Last-Mile Automation Carnage: Fedex And Amazon Give Up On Delivery Robots
By Tyler Durden October has been a rough month for the last-mile delivery robot industry as Amazon called it quits on their six-wheeled robot “Scout” for home…
A Shapeshifting Swarm of Tiny Robots Could Soon Clean Your Teeth Without a Brush
By Chris Melore A “shapeshifting robotic microswarm” of nanobots could be in your future for flossing and brushing your teeth! Researchers from the University of…
Mobile Robots in VA Hospitals, etc. Operate Using Wi-Fi, LTE, GPS and Soon 5G
By B.N. Frank Concerns about robots eliminating countless human jobs are nothing new. Another concern – these robots are often operating wirelessly. Decades of research…
NASA Considers Sending Swimming Robots to Habitable “ocean worlds” of the Solar System
By David Rothery, The Open University Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature…
Five of the World’s Tiniest Robots
By Joao Filipe Ferreira, Nottingham Trent University Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film…