“The Rise of the Robots is Happening:” Security company releases “cringe” ad, depicting misfortune-prone security robots as commandos
A company that provides security robots has released a cringe-inducing ad that portrays the robots as “elite,” despite the devices becoming meme-worthy due to the public abusing them.  Knightscope Inc., a company that produces a variety of automated security robots (with a focus on the K-5 model), released a... Read more
Army robots get driver education for difficult tasks
Story by T’Jae Ellis  Army Research Laboratory   ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Ground robots will be trained to receive demonstration commands – instead of verbal commands – to interpret, follow, recall and apply in similar contexts as part of a new Army research project starting this month with the... Read more
Chinese Robo-Boats Swarm the South China Sea
A video from late May 2018 shows a swarm of 56 small, unmanned boats operating in the South China Sea. While a rudimentary demonstration, it mirrors similar exercises performed by U.S. Navy boats practicing — semi-autonomously — to defend harbors and intercept incoming vessels. The Chinese robo-boats do not... Read more
It’s Going to Be Okay
This short story originally appeared at Vice. None of our robots have faces, per se, but it’s not hard to tell how they feel. Body language. Today the medics dragged in one of their own—one of the medical battalion Bears. You know the Bears. Big ol’ things. Fat torso.... Read more
Roboticist: We’re Eight Years From a Human-Like Machine
Dr. Ben Davis is a nuclear physicist and robot-designer. He said humanity is on the cusp of creating artificial intelligence rivaling the powers of the human brain. “Expect major advances in the next five years, paving the way for sophisticated autonomous robots by 2023.” Davis spoke at the Dragon... Read more