Robots

A firefighting robot got its first major test on Tuesday in Los Angeles when it was put to use for the first time in the United States to battle a major blaze. 

What if artillery rounds, mini-drone swarms of explosives, rockets and even air-fired missiles are all approaching forward-positioned Army troops at the same time? Imagine that these incoming weapons are dispersed, varied and fast approaching. How do ground commanders avoid being overwhelmed and destroyed? Could AI help solve this lethal predicament? 

Four production companies announced earlier this week that they were teaming up to create a movie in which an artificial intelligence woman named Erica will star as the lead actress. 

The Chinese Army is preparing to deploy small, new, tracked war-robots armed with machine guns, night vision, missile loaders and camera sensors to conduct attacks while leaving manned systems at safer stand-off distances. 

Massive, underwater rivers have been discovered hidden off Australia's coasts by robotic ocean gliders. These rivers could be critical for moving material from the coasts to the deep ocean, the researchers said.

That's one pricey dog.

Swarms of robotic insects could someday help us explore other planetary realms.

We might be one step closer to a bionic man becoming a reality and not just a science-fiction plotline.

The only way to save the world is a robot takeover.

Boston Dynamics robot dog, known as Spot, is patroling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore to help with social distancing practices during the coronavirus pandemic, the Singapore government announced.