Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like ...

The image of a robotics engineer warning that a prototype could crush a human skull is a vivid one, but the hard evidence ...

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A former safety engineer at leading robotics firm Figure also alleges the robot left a gash in a stainless steel door.

An autonomous security robot and a robo-dog will be joining the New York Police Department, authorities announced. These technologies may make people grow wary. Philosophy professor Ryan Jenkins ...

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Last week, officials in San Francisco decided to scrap a plan that would have allowed law enforcement to use robots in situations that may require “deadly force.” Specifically, according to the ...

When I went on tour for my book On Belonging, I was often asked a simple but profoundly important question: “What can I do to build belonging in my community?” The answer, I’d explain, isn’t ...

The South Korean people really love robots. Industry in South Korea receives millions in government subsidies to develop them. Recently, Park Hye-Young, of the South Korean Ministry of Commerce, ...

The 2004 sci-fi action flick I, Robot (streaming now on Peacock) features Will Smith as Del Spooner, a Chicago detective in the year 2035. It’s a loose adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, ...