Artificial Intelligence

Alphabet’s Boston Dynamics Is Working on a Robot Its Founder Calls 'Nightmare Inducing'

The company's latest creation takes things a step further.

Artificial Intelligence

Silicon Valley Is Right—Our Jobs Are Already Disappearing

It's happening with the development of artificial intelligence, robotics, software and automation.

Artificial Intelligence

The EU Is Exploring Legal Personhood for Robots

For the time being, robots don’t need civil rights—they have a hard enough time walking, let alone marching—but the European Union doesn’t expect that to be the case forever.

Artificial Intelligence

Don’t Want a Robot to Steal Your Job? Be Creative

Cheap computing power and rapidly advancing AI mean that machines already outperform us on tasks that involve retaining, processing and repeating rule-based information. 

Emerging Tech

Moths Are Driving Miniature Cars to Help Scientists Build Odor-Tracking Robots

It turns out, moths are actually pretty good at driving—at least when scientists hook them up to the right equipment.

Emerging Tech

A 13-Foot-Tall, Avatar-Like Manned Robot Took Its First Steps

A South Korean company recently debuted a robotic exoskeleton.

Emerging Tech

The $10,500 Robot Arm that Can Build Its Coworkers

A company has built a safer robot arm to work alongside humans.

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.