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

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

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?

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.

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

Have We Given Artificial Intelligence Too Much Power Too Soon?

AI systems are already making problematic judgments producing significant social, cultural and economic impacts in people’s everyday lives.

Artificial Intelligence

How to Protect Workers From Job-Stealing Robots

President Obama’s chief economist argues that, with the right policies, artificial intelligence can be boon to the labor market, not a threat.

Emerging Tech

How to Win Friends and Influence People… Using Robots

Advances in tele-operated robots are now allowing people who are confined by circumstance to have a presence in a whole range of places.