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A local photographer used his heat-seeking drone to find a six-year-old boy who'd gotten lost in a cornfield in Minnesota.

Man Uses His Heat-Seeking Drone to Find Missing Child

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military is developing non-invasive technology that would allow soldiers to control drones with just their brain.

The Pentagon Wants to Control Drones With Soldiers’ Brain Waves

By Kristin Houser

A robodog does a push-up every time the Virginia Tech football team scores a touchdown, putting a high-tech twist on an old college tradition.

Robodog Replaces Cheerleaders in College’s Touchdown Celebration

By Kristin Houser

Japan's biggest airline believes robot avatars are the future of travel, allowing people to visit far-off destinations without leaving their homes.

Airline Unveils Robot Avatars It Hopes Will Replace Flying

By Kristin Houser

Robots Could Be Performing a Third of U.S. Surgeries by 2021

Robots Could Be Performing a Third of U.S. Surgeries by 2021

A woman tried to call for help via a Knightscope security robot covered in "police" markings, just to be told to step aside.

Police Robot Ignores Woman Trying to Call Police

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Anduril has built an anti-drone quadcopter for the U.S. military that kills other drones by slamming into them at 100 miles per hour.

See a Drone Kill Another Drone by Slamming Into It at 100 MPH

By Kristin Houser

Toyota, Japanese tech giant, is using virtual reality to teach a home helper robot how to fulfill random tasks around the house.

Toyota Used VR to Teach a Home Helper Robot How to Clean

By Victor Tangermann

Using a camera-equipped drone, police were able to track down a fugitive living in a tiny cave after escaping from a prison camp 17 years ago.

Police Drone Catches Fugitive Living in Remote Cave

By Kristin Houser

The Russian military is poised to begin testing Belgorod, a submarine that can launch six thermonuclear warhead-carrying deep sea drones.

New Russian Submarine Can Launch Nuke-Carrying Drones

By Dan Robitzski

The video uploaded by the Russia Defense Ministry shows the unusual combat drone aircraft take off next to a Russian S-57 advanced combat jet.

Watch Russia’s Combat Drone Fly Next to a Fighter Jet

By Victor Tangermann

Autoblow is taking pre-orders for its "Autoblow AI," which promises to harness the power of AI to provide users with the perfect oral sex experience.

This AI-Powered Oral Sex Robot Puts the “Deep” in Deep Learning

By Victor Tangermann

A new video uploaded by Boston Dynamics shows off the robotics company's humanoid robot called Atlas perform an impressive gymnastics routine.

Boston Dynamics

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Nail a Tricky Gymnastics Routine

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers created an autonomous roofing drone by strapping a nail gun to an octocopter and using cameras and markers to teach it where to place nails.

Researchers Strapped a Nail Gun to an Autonomous Drone

By Kristin Houser

Alphabet-owned company Wing announced a partnership with FedEx and Walgreens to start making drone deliveries as soon as October.

Walgreens Will Start Making Drone Deliveries in October

By Victor Tangermann

The FBI arrested a man who used his drone to drop a homemade bomb on his ex's home, potentially heralding a terrifying era of futuristic, violent crimes.

FBI Arrests Man For Bombing Ex’s House With a Drone

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists built rudimentary soft robots that are controlled and steered by living neurons and muscles, just like a living organism.

Scientists Built Tiny Robots Powered by Muscles and Nerves

By Dan Robitzski

A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin used a drone to fly his electronics out of his high-rise apartment prior to a police raid on his home.

Putin Critic Uses Drone to Save Hard Drives Before Police Raid

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a robot fish that can "fly" up to 85 feet by shooting a steady stream of water out of its rear end.

Watch a Robot Fish Fly by Shooting Water out of Its Rear

By Kristin Houser

A new delivery drone called the Silent Arrow GD-2000 could replace military airdrops, delivering supplies by drones to battlefields at half the cost.

Gliding Delivery Drones Could Replace Military Airdrops

By Dan Robitzski

On Friday, state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of traffic police using a drone to tell a scooter rider to put on his helmet, according to a newly published South China Morning Post story.

Police Drone Caught Barking Orders at Chinese Driver

By Kristin Houser

An MIT-funded robotic agriculture project that promised anybody the instant ability to successfully grow food is snake oil, according to Business Insider.

Report: MIT’s Much-Hyped Robotic Agriculture Project is a Sham

By Victor Tangermann

Companies like Postmates that have launched fleets of delivery robots still depend on human operators to occasionally grab the wheel.

Why a Former Military Drone Pilot Now Steers Burrito Delivery Bots

By Dan Robitzski

In 50 Years, Your Romantic Partner Will Be a Robot

In 50 Years, Your Romantic Partner Will Be a Robot

A software company is making construction robots that learn to excavate and assemble structures by imitating human movements and may someday work in space.

Robots Could Build Martian Settlements by Imitating Humans on Earth

By Dan Robitzski

In a first-person view video uploaded to Twitter by Russia's space agency today, humanoid robot Fedor can be seen manning an electric drill.

Watch Russia’s Gun-Toting Robot Use a Power Drill on the ISS

By Victor Tangermann

An Australian man has uploaded a video of himself hanging from a drone while fishing — and the whole stunt appears to have gone surprisingly well.

See a Man Dangle From Drone to Literally “Fly” Fish

By Kristin Houser

Scientists found that lab-grown mini-brains on the International Space Station are giving off brain waves, potentially posing a new ethical dilemma.

Scientists Grew Tiny Human Brains and Hooked Them up to Robots

By Dan Robitzski

YouTube accidentally took down videos of robots fighting, claiming they included portrayals of animal violence and cock fighting.

YouTube Accidentally Removed Robot Battle Videos for “Animal Cruelty”

By Victor Tangermann

After a failed docking attempt over the weekend, Russia's humanoid robot Fedor is now on board the International Space Station.

Russia Just Sent a Gun-Toting, Spacewalking Robot to the ISS

By Dan Robitzski

Young children growing up around robots may need reminders that their metallic pals aren't really alive, lest they form unhealthy emotional ties.

Kids Are Becoming Emotionally Attached to Robots

By Dan Robitzski

Don't fly a drone with a weapon attached to it, stupid, warned the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in a notice released publicly last week.

FAA Reminder: Don’t Fly a Drone With a Weapon Attached to It

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force built a robot called ROBOpilot that can take off, fly, and land existing planes without help from a human pilot.

Instead of New Drones, the Air Force Built a Plane-Piloting Robot

By Dan Robitzski

A sex robot created by DS Doll Robotics is incredibly life-like, adding credence to predictions that we may be headed to a future rife with "digisexuals."

Unsettling Sex Robot Looks Almost Exactly Like a Real Person

By Kristin Houser

Starup Starship Technologies plans to deploy its autonomous delivery robots on 100 college campuses within the next 24 months.

This Startup Is Deploying Thousands of Autonomous Delivery Robots

By Kristin Houser

DARPA's Subterranean Challenge is kicking off today, and robotics teams from across the nation are mapping underground environments with robots.

These Robots Could One Day Explore Caves on Distant Planets

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) set out with an ambitious task, to build a robodog which combined all the best parts of Siri, 3D-printing, and robots like Boston Dynamics SpotMini.

Boston Dynamics

This Boston Dynamics-Esque Bot Has Horrifying, Human-Like Eyes

Russia is sending a semi-autonomous, gun-savvy robot to the International Space Station next Thursday. They hope the Russian bot will help build Moon bases.

Russia’s Gun-Shooting Robot Is Heading to the Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's Ministry of Defense just released the first footage of its Sukhoi-S70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) unmanned combat air vehicle taking flight on August 3.

Russia’s Top Secret Heavy Strike Stealth Drone Takes Flight

By Victor Tangermann

A new roach-like robot out of UC Berkely can withstand the weight of a person stepping on it and scuttle at a speed of 20 body lengths per second.

This Roach-Sized Robot Keeps Going Even After You Step on It

By Kristin Houser

MOZI 2, a solar-powered drone with a wingspan of 15 meters, just successfully completed its maiden flight, according to Chinese media reports.

This Strange Solar-Powered Drone Could Save You in a Disaster

By Kristin Houser

A new deep-sea robot called Aquanaut can "transform" between being an autonomous submarine and a mermaid-like humanoid robot.

A New Deep-Sea Robot Can Shape-Shift Into an Autonomous Submarine

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists from the University of California San Diego created a robotic contact lens that can zoom in and out when you blink.

This Robotic Contact Lens Can Zoom in or out Just by Blinking

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. military says it downed an Iranian drone using a new directed-energy weapon — but Iran is denying to incident even took place.

US Navy’s Energy Weapon Gets First “Kill,” Shoots Iranian Drone

By Kristin Houser

Just one inning into the "robot umpire" Trackman's major league debut, a human coach decided to pick a fight and got ejected from the game.

Baseball Coach Ejected for Fighting With Robot Umpire

By Dan Robitzski

Georgia Tech researchers have built tiny microbots that move in response to vibrations — and they could one day attack diseases in your body.

These Vibration-Powered Microbots Are Almost Too Small to See

By Kristin Houser

DARPA assembled a team called Squad X that uses robots to scout out a battlefield before human soldiers engage in combat.

DARPA’s “Squad X” Teams Up Soldiers With Scout Robots

By Dan Robitzski

Boston Dynamics is back in the news promising that it will start mass-producing and selling its SpotMini robot soon, but the details keep shifting.

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Says It’ll Sell Robots, But Won’t Give Any Details

By Dan Robitzski

A company called Throwflame is about to start selling a $1,500 fully-functional flamethrower attachment for drones on Thursday.

Get Ready: “Flamethrower Drones” Are About to Go on Sale

By Dan Robitzski

A new "flying saucer" drone design uses half the propellers of a typical quadrotor drone, letting it fly for twice as long.

A “Flying Saucer” Design Lets Drones Fly Twice as Long

By Dan Robitzski

Australian futurist Richard Hames told news.com.au that he believes we're overdue for a drone assassination and that one will take place within three years.

Sketchy Futurist Says We’re Overdue for a Drone Assassination

By Kristin Houser

MIT's Baxter robot uses its ability to mimic human motions to tackle the viral #bottlecapchallenge in a decidely different way.

Watch an MIT Robot Attempt the Bottle Cap Challenge — Sort Of

By Kristin Houser

A haptic feedback vest could help working dogs perform their jobs better than before by issuing specific commands through controlled vibrations.

A Vibrating Haptic Feedback Vest Could “Steer” Rescue Dogs

By Dan Robitzski

Robots might one day steal the right to raise children away from humans, according to author and AI ethics expert John C. Havens.

Expert: Future Robots Could Steal Your Children

By Kristin Houser

To train more handy robots, scientists built "adversarial objects" — small, die-like figures that are as difficult to grasp as possible.

Engineers Build “Adversarial Objects” to Confuse Grabby Robots

By Dan Robitzski

Watch as a glider-style drone composed of five mini-drones inspired by tiny seed pods bursts apart in mid-air to deliver its payloads.

This Bizarre Drone Splits Into Five Mini-Drones Mid-Air

By Kristin Houser

A robot arm called the Jaco can attach to the wheelchairs of people with limited upper mobility and help them better manage everyday tasks.

This Robot Arm Can Help Wheelchair Users Drink Coffee, Open Doors

By Dan Robitzski

Research scientist Janelle Shane trained a naming AI to conjure up new monikers for self-aware spaceships like those in author Iain M. Banks' Culture books.

This AI Gives Other AIs Names Like “Ass Federation” And “Hot Pie” Because Robots Can Be Weird Too

By Kristin Houser

Soldiers in Afghanistan will be the first in the United States military to use its pocket-sized Black Hornet recon drones.

US Army Announces First Deployment of Its Pocket-Sized Drones

By Kristin Houser

By embedding engineered bacteria into the fingers of a robot arm, researchers have created a biohybrid bot that can "taste" for certain chemicals.

Robot Arm Uses Bacteria in Its Fingers to “Taste” Its Environment

By Kristin Houser

Harvard's RoboBee X-Wing takes the RoboBee to the next level by sporting solar cells and an extra pair of wings for more stable flight.

This Minuscule Robotic Bee Only Uses Solar Energy to Fly

By Victor Tangermann

Toyota's basketball robot CUE3 just set the Guinness World Record for "most consecutive basketball free throws by a humanoid robot (assisted)."

Watch Toyota’s Basketball-Playing Robot Set a World Record

By Kristin Houser

That drone that Iran shot down was a super-spy behemoth that carries up to $90 million worth of surveillance equipment while flying for 34 hours at a time.

Before Iran Shot It Down, the US’s $130M Drone Spied on the World

By Dan Robitzski

Prototypes of killer robots are already in development and could be ready for action within two years, according to a new Vox story.

Experts: It’d Be “Relatively Easy” to Deploy Killer Robots by 2021

By Kristin Houser