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January 22, 2018

Pepper the robot fired from grocery store for not being up to the job

Pepper recently started work in a grocery store as part of a trial to see how a robot might benefit customers. While popular with some shoppers, Pepper's apparent limitations showed it still has some way to go.

January 12, 2018

CES 2018: This bizarre sexbot can actually swap faces

Though still nascent in terms of sheer numbers, sex robots have increased in popularity in recent years, with Abyss Creations’ ‘Harmony’ RealDoll arguably the most famous one. Creator Matt McMullen has taken Harmony one step further, giving the robot another face, dubbed Solana.

December 22, 2017

How social robots will invade our homes … and what we can do about it

I’m not sure how I feel about social robots. The idea is to have a bot that talks to you, recognizes your face and voice, and can take family photos on cue. But it also feels like your home has been invaded by an alien -- one that might be recording everything you say.

December 14, 2017

Robot security guard freaks out homeless people ... and neighbors

The robot was put into place to try and deal with the number of needles, car break-ins and other crimes that have reportedly come from a nearby encampment of homeless people.

November 27, 2017

The first-ever robot citizen wants a baby

She wants a computer chip off the old block!

November 27, 2017

Elon Musk is freaked out by the creepy backflipping robot

Elon Musk has repeatedly sounded the alarm against the rise of artificial intelligence as a threat to humanity. Now, the venerable tech exec has observed that Boston Dynamics' latest robot, which does backflips, is just the start of things to come.

November 17, 2017

'Nightmare-inducing' robots are now able to do backflips

If you thought the rise of the machines was going to take years – think again.

November 10, 2017

Secret agent fish? Robot infiltrates aquatic schools, influences their behavior

Researchers have developed a robotic spy fish. By designing robots to integrate with animal communities, the roboticists hope to unravel these animals' behavioral and social structures by learning more about how they communicate.

October 27, 2017

Robots will be 100 times smarter than humans in 30 years, tech exec says

The Japanese tech exec thinks robots will not just outsmart humans, but will have an IQ of 10,000 in the next 30 years.

October 27, 2017

A robot just got citizenship, and to celebrate it trolled Elon Musk

Sophia, the first humanoid robot to receive citizenship of a country, just made fun of Elon Musk in an interview.