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Terra, the first autonomous lawnmower from Roomba-makers iRobot, has arrived and will be ready to hit American yards in 2019.

See iRobot’s First Autonomous Lawnmower in Action

By Kristin Houser

Amazon has started to test autonomous delivery robots in Washington State. Meanwhile, lawmakers are struggling to properly regulate the new tech.

Lawmakers Don’t Know How to Regulate Amazon’s Delivery Robots

By Dan Robitzski

A UK airport is planning a three-month trial of robot valets that increase the number of available spaces by parking cars more closely together.

Robot Valets Will Drag Your Car Into a Parking Spot at UK Airport

By Kristin Houser

A soft robot tendril wraps its way around a plant vine.

This Soft Robot Mimics Plant Tendrils To Creep and Climb

New images surfaced on Russian social media of what appears to be Russia's "Okhotnik" heavy strike drone seen at an unidentified runway.

Images Surface of Russia’s Alleged Heavy Strike Drone

By Victor Tangermann

Autonomous Drones Are Dropping Rat Poison Bombs on This Island

Autonomous Drones Are Dropping Rat Poison Bombs on This Island

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon announced it will roll out its own network of "Scout" delivery robots. An initial run will start things off in a county north of Seattle.

Amazon is Unleashing Its Own Army of Delivery Robots

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in the UK are developing a centaur-like robot to navigate settings too dangerous for humans, such as the site of a nuclear disaster.

See the Centaur-Like Robot Designed to Handle Nuclear Disasters

By Kristin Houser

A new global survey presented to the World Economic Forum reveals a pervasive, worldwide optimism in the face of automation.

Globally, Most Workers Think Robots Couldn’t Handle Their Jobs

By Dan Robitzski

A growing group of people identify themselves as "digisexuals" — a provocative term for people who are attracted to robots and artificial intelligences.

“Digisexuals” Are Falling In Love With — And Lusting For — Robots

By Jon Christian

People across the world are brutally assaulting robots — a trend that could indicate a deep compulsion to lash out against automatons.

People Are Brutally Assaulting Robots. Experts Want to Know Why

By Jon Christian

Later this year, NASA might decide to fund a Johns Hopkins University mission that would send a drone to Saturn's largest moon Titan.

A Team of Scientists Want to Land a Drone on Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon's in-house design firm came up with a vest that protects its warehouse workers from robots by making them slow down.

Amazon Built Vests to Protect Warehouse Workers From Its Robots

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland taught its four-legged robot dog how to get up after being kicked using AI — a valuable life skill.

This Robot Dog Can Recover From a Vicious Kick Using AI

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. navy is planning to add medium, and large unmanned surface combatants — military for warships — to accompany their manned ships.

The U.S. Navy Wants to Roll out Autonomous Killer Robot Ships

By Victor Tangermann

Henn na Hotel in Japan is reportedly decommissioning half of the robots it used to have running the show. Too many were buggy or just plain annoying.

Japan’s Robot Hotel Just Laid Off Half Its Robots

By Dan Robitzski

The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit put out a call last week for proposals that use insect brains to control robots.

DARPA Wants to Build Conscious Robots Using Insect Brains

By Jon Christian

Continental came up with a vision of the future of delivery that involves robot dogs climbing stairs and ringing doorbells.

New Robot Dogs Can Deliver Your Lunch Right to Your Desk

By Victor Tangermann

Wireless tech company Global Energy Transmission (GET) has created a new drone charging system that can power the crafts while they are mid-flight.

Wireless Charging Tech Lets Drones Stay Aloft Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

The U.K. is investing millions of dollars into the development of micro-robots capable of navigating and repairing underground pipes.

Tiny Robots That Repair Pipes Could Eliminate Road Work

By Kristin Houser

Robotics manufacturers are scrambling for more than a half billion dollars in Pentagon contracts for battlefield robots that will defuse bombs scout ahead.

The Pentagon Wants to Buy Thousands of Battlefield Robots

By Jon Christian

Local law enforcement and transport agencies will have to come up with a solution to ward off unwanted drones at airfields.

We Have No Idea How to Deal With Unexpected Drones at Airports

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Harvard researchers has created a tiny robot for Rolls-Royce that can climb in every direction, including upside down.

Watch a Tiny Gecko-Like Robot Climb Upside Down

By Kristin Houser

A pilot study designed to see how guide dogs would react to delivery robots revealed the animals aren't bothered by seeing the bots on the streets.

Guide Dogs Respond Better Than Some Humans to Autonomous Robots

By Kristin Houser

A new swarm of robots inspired by biological cells can communicate with each other to autonomously create new structures and shapes.

Bio-Inspired Swarm Robots Can Form Structures Without a Blueprint

By Dan Robitzski

UNICEF announced a one month old child born in Cook's Bay on Erromango Island received the world's first drone-delivered vaccine.

A Child Was Immunized By the World’s First Drone-Delivered Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

A Delivery Robot Burst Into Flames in California

A Delivery Robot Burst Into Flames in California

By Kristin Houser

Russian TV Tried to Pass a Man in a Suit off as A High Tech Robot

Russian TV Tried to Pass a Man in a Suit off as A High Tech Robot

By Victor Tangermann

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones

By Kristin Houser

Walmart is currently testing the ability of Flippy, a kitchen assistant robot, to automate the process of frying food in its delis.

Walmart Is Testing a Robot to Replace Its Fry Cooks

By Kristin Houser

A new report on the future of medical technology by the Royal College of Surgeons argues that many surgical procedures will soon become obsolete.

Experts: Stem Cells and Robots Will Replace Many Invasive Surgeries

By Dan Robitzski

Sunflower Labs will soon roll out its adorably-named robot security system: the Sunflower motion detection system and autonomous "Bee" surveillance drones.

Rich People are Protecting Their Homes With Surveillance Drones

By Dan Robitzski

New research found a definition of "trust" that could be programmed into a robot's software. But it turns out we still trust machines more than they do us.

Scientists Want to Teach Robots to Know When to Trust Humans

By Dan Robitzski

People With Paralysis Control the Robot Waiters at This Cafe

People With Paralysis Control the Robot Waiters at This Cafe

By Kristin Houser

People are more accepting of robot brothels if the person visiting the facility is unmarried, according to a study out of Finland.

Study: People Are Chill With Robot Brothels — for Singles

By Kristin Houser

How Killer Robots Will Know They’ve Been Blasted With a Shotgun

How Killer Robots Will Know They’ve Been Blasted With a Shotgun

By Dan Robitzski

Seattle-based startup DroneSeed uses swarms of drones powered by artificial intelligence to plant trees in areas devastated by wildfires.

Swarms of Drones Can Now Plant Trees in Areas Devastated by Fires

By Kristin Houser

After a sale to SoftBank fell apart, Alphabet is beginning to dissolve Schaft, the company it purchased to develop bipedal robots.

Alphabet Cancels Walking Robot Project After Internal Turmoil

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at Aalborg University in Denmark are proposing to use AI robots to survey water pipes under the ground. And it could save cities millions.

Surveillance Robots Could Help Maintain Sewer Systems

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, the British military started a four-week experiment to test out over 70 new technologies. Among them are autonomous drones.

The UK is Testing Robots to Deliver Food and Ammo to Soldiers

By Dan Robitzski

The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense is actively building military drones that can target and kill with minimal human involvement.

The UK Is Developing Autonomous Killer Robots

By Dan Robitzski

A newly uploaded video featuring a drone bike theft is probably fake, but it does draw attention to the possibility of the devices supporting crime.

Watch a Drone Steal a Bicycle

By Kristin Houser

We Should Make Dangerous Robots Look Dangerous, Says Roboticist

We Should Make Dangerous Robots Look Dangerous, Says Roboticist

By Kristin Houser

More Robots Means Fewer Seasonal Workers for Amazon This Holiday

More Robots Means Fewer Seasonal Workers for Amazon This Holiday

By Victor Tangermann

Cornell researchers created a shape-shifting robot that knows when it should reconfigure itself to complete various tasks.

Watch This Remarkable Robot Transform Itself to Tackle Various Tasks

By Kristin Houser

Malta launched a new AI task force to develop a plan for safe, effective, beneficial AI. It will also determine how a robot might earn citizenship.

The Island Nation Malta Created a Citizenship Test for Robots

By Dan Robitzski

Robot Security Guards Will Constantly Nag Spectators at the Tokyo Olympics

By Kristin Houser

Terminator 2’s Terrifying Villain Inspired a New Liquid Metal Robot

By Kristin Houser

Here Are the Jobs of the Future That Robots Won’t Be Able to Fill

By Kristin Houser

These Tiny Drones Can Pull Objects 40 Times Their Weight

By Kristin Houser

These Lego-like “Brixels” Could Make Your Walls Into Robots

By Jon Christian

Uber Aims to Replace Delivery Drivers With Drones

By Dan Robitzski

Creepiest robot content

New Roundup Ranks the World’s Robots by Creepiness

By Kristin Houser

Tokyo-based robotics company Preferred Networks demonstrated its mostly effective but super slow tidying robots at a Japanese convention.

These Tidying Robots Clean Up Toys, Put Roomba to Shame

By Kristin Houser

A Chinese-made robot can automatically zap mosquitos to stop the spread of disease. It's like a Roomba meets the Terminator.

A Toy-Sized, Laser-Wielding Robot Is Here to Kill Mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

This Group is Giving Away Art Robots to Public Schools

This Group is Giving Away Art Robots to Public Schools

By Dan Robitzski

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

Boston Dynamics

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

By Kristin Houser

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers

By Victor Tangermann

Based on a new video, Boston Dynamics's SpotMini dog-like robot may be gearing up for a career as a construction site supervisor.

Boston Dynamics

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Lazy Robodog March Around a Construction Site Without Helping at All

By Kristin Houser

This Weird Robot Has 32 Legs and Is Shaped Like a Lumpy Sphere

This Weird Robot Has 32 Legs and Is Shaped Like a Lumpy Sphere

By Kristin Houser

In a newly released video, you can watch Boston Dynamics's humanoid robot Atlas parkour its way across a makeshift obstacle course.

Boston Dynamics

The Boston Dynamics Robot Atlas Is Now a Parkour Master

By Kristin Houser

A robot named Pepper will appear in front of the UK Parliament next week. Nobody, including the lawmakers who arranged the interview, seem to know why.

A Robot Is Scheduled to Testify in Front of the UK Parliament

By Jon Christian

Glimpse: Man’s Best Friend, Forever? We May Love Robot Dogs As Much As the Real Thing

Glimpse: Man’s Best Friend, Forever? We May Love Robot Dogs As Much As the Real Thing

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

By Jon Christian