BB-8 gets a glimpse of life on Mars at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Watch BB-8 meet up with a replica of NASA’s Curiosity rover.
On Apr 10, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Science says humans get aroused when touching a robot’s butt
This study shows how people react to touching robots’ butts.
On Apr 5, 2016 by Selena Larson
Totally sane, normal man builds $50,000 Scarlett Johansson robot
He says he wants to keep the celebrity’s identity ‘under wraps.’
On Apr 4, 2016 by Mike Wehner
The false hope of the Uber economy
Is this the prequel to our robotic, jobless future?
On Mar 22, 2016 by Gillian Branstetter
Domino’s is ready to roll out its new pizza delivery robot
Do you still have to tip?
On Mar 18, 2016 by David Britton
Google parent company reportedly preparing to sell Boston Dynamics robot lab
Have a couple billion laying around?
On Mar 17, 2016 by AJ Dellinger
How emotion research is pulling robots out of the uncanny valley and into our lives
Emotions may make the uncanny valley a little less deep.
On Mar 10, 2016 by Selena Larson
Researchers have finally created the skin that will coat our robots
This would make the perfect suit for The Incredible’s Elastigirl.
On Mar 10, 2016
The future of chat isn’t AI
Chat will be the world’s next great operating system.
On Mar 6, 2016 by Ted Livingston
Boston Dynamics’s killer robot Atlas is less terrifying when it swears
We feel safer already.
On Mar 4, 2016 by Luke Winkie
The Marble Machine is a Dr. Seuss-level feat of musical engineering
Who knew marbles could sound so beautiful.
On Mar 2, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
Man’s dog doesn’t get along well with his scary quadruped robot
They’re certainly not on the path to friendship.
On Mar 2, 2016 by Michelle Jaworski
Study shows that when emergencies hit, humans will trust robots with their lives
In times of crisis, people implicitly trusted this bot.
On Mar 2, 2016 by Selena Larson
When robots write poetry
As a professional writer, I’d like to think what I do is innately human. But what happens when artificial intelligence begins to compose poems?
On Feb 28, 2016 by Sasha Chapin
Would you buy meat from a robot butcher?
From modern farming to fast food’s made-to-order assembly lines, food production has gone industrial.
On Feb 28, 2016 by Greg Nichols
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