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As calls grow to stop treating its workers like robots, Amazon has decided to cut out the middle man and just use actual robots.

Amazon Testing Humanoid Robots to Ride in Vans, Hand-Deliver Packages

Anthropic researchers are warning that humans may soon be little more than "meat robots" for near-future AI overlords.

Anthropic Researchers Warn That Humans Could End Up Being “Meat Robots” Controlled by AI

By Noor Al-Sibai

A teen tech titan wants to retrofit robots to give them artificial bodily functions and feelings — and train AI models on their data.

New AI Startup Giving Robots Virtual Heart Rate, Body Temperature, Sweating Response So They Can Better Emulate Human Emotions Like Fear and Anxiety

By Noor Al-Sibai

A YouTuber flew a drone over Tesla's Fremont test track and saw what may be its new cheap model racing around.

Drone Footage Shows What Appears to Be a Cheap Tesla Prototype Zooming Around a Test Track

By Noor Al-Sibai

A former Tesla executive has some serious doubts about a fleet of bipedal Optimus robots saving Tesla, as Elon Musk has promised.

Former Tesla Robotics Boss Casually Torches Elon Musk’s Vision for Saving the Company

By Victor Tangermann

Two humanoid robots entered the ring to trade punches and kicks at an event in Hangzhou, China, over the weekend.

Wild Video Shows Robots Fighting in Kickboxing Match

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers at MIT have unveiled a robot that assists the elderly with a variety of household tasks and emergency maneuvers.

Engineers Reveal Robot That Takes Care of Old People So You Don’t Have to

Amazon's delivery drones are crashing because the company decided to go cheap.

Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Crashing, and We Finally Know Why

By Frank Landymore

Startup Ground Control Robotics has created a bio-inspired centipede that uses sensors and motor-actuated limbs to control weeds.

This Robotic Centipede Crawls Farms to Kill Weeds — and Might Join the Military

By Victor Tangermann

General Bruno Baratz recently announced France's intent to deploy robot warriors to the front lines as soon as 2028.

France Wants to Roll Out Robot Army by 2040

Chinese robotics manufacturing is far outpacing the rest of the world, with over 276,000 robots going online between 2022 and 2023 alone.

Experts Alarmed by China’s Enormous Army of Robots

Elon Musk's long-hyped Optimus robots are in trouble, but there's more to it than Trump's mounting trade war with China.

Musk Says Trump Preventing Him From Building Legion of Robots

A half marathon foot race in Beijing saw thousands of humanoid robots running right alongside their flesh-and-blood counterparts.

Watching These Humanoid Robots Try to Run a Half Marathon Is Hilarious and Bizarre

By Victor Tangermann

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has shown off a bizarre concept for a ridable, four-legged robotic "horse," dubbed Corleo.

Kawasaki Shows Off Concept for Rideable Horse Robot

By Victor Tangermann

Clever engineers at a Chinese video company built a tiny, swiveling robot that can shoot pieces of gum right into your mouth.

Hackers Build Robot That Launches Gum Directly Into Your Mouth

By Victor Tangermann

The NYPD is now sending drones out on 9-1-1 calls to do the business of its bored, "Candy Crush"-addicted human cops.

The NYPD Is Sending Drones to the Sites of 9-1-1 Calls

By Noor Al-Sibai

Robotics company Boston Dynamics has shared a new video of its latest-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, doing forward rolls and breakdancing.

Boston Dynamics

Bonkers Video Shows Boston Dynamics Robot Breakdancing

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop

By Victor Tangermann

We may now be nearing the point where humanoid robots are candidates — if not replacements — for human jobs.

Humanoid Robots Are Starting to Work Human Warehouse Jobs

By Frank Landymore

Chinese robotics company Unitree has shown off its G1 humanoid robot pulling off some gnarly kung fu moves.

We’re Apparently Living in an Anime, Because This Robot Has Learned Kung Fu

By Victor Tangermann

Norwegian robotics startup 1X has shown off its latest humanoid robot, dubbed Neo Gamma, which wears an eyebrow-raising onesie.

You Are Completely Unprepared for What This Humanoid Servant Robot Looks Like

By Victor Tangermann

In a shocking admission, a senior defense official is laying bare the Pentagon's priorities when it comes to building killer robots.

Senior Pentagon Official: New Plan Is to Invest in “Autonomous Killer Robots”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Protoclone is supposedly the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android. But it's mostly just got people creeped out.

This Muscle-Powered Robot Might Be the Creepiest Thing We’ve Ever Seen

By Frank Landymore

An armed drone has hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the worst nuclear accident in history.

Terrifying Video Shows Site of Chernobyl Meltdown on Fire After Drone Strike

By Victor Tangermann

Everyone knows San Francisco has been captured by tech elites, but we didn't expect robots to start replacing DJs there quite this quickly.

Military Robot Deployed as Nightclub DJ

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump's White House insists that the strange drones seen flying over New Jersey were approved by the government.

UFO Whistleblower Claims Trump Is Being Lied To About Those Drones in New Jersey

By Noor Al-Sibai

A groundbreaking brain implant has allowed a paralyzed man to control a virtual drone and fly it through an obstacle course.

Paralyzed Man Can Now Fly Drone Using Brain Implant

By Frank Landymore

In the race to build the best humanoid robots, China is literally ahead of the pack as it prepares for the world's first human-robot race.

China Is Hosting The World’s First Foot Race Between Humans and Robots

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump has vowed to release information on the first day of his second presidency about the rash of bizarre drone sightings.

Trump Pledges Information About Mystery Drones on “Day One” of Presidency

By Noor Al-Sibai

Companies are equipping robotic vaccums with arms that can pick up after lazy people. Should we really be making them angry?

Manufacturers Giving Robot Vacuums Arms, to Better Attack Humans During the Machine Uprising

By Victor Tangermann

Chick-fil-A has an army robots to squeeze citrus for its lemonade, turning the fast food chain's lemonade plant into a veritable lemon party.

Chick-fil-A Using Advanced Squeezing Robots to Conduct Huge Lemon Party

By Noor Al-Sibai

Robotics company Realbotix claims its robots are designed to "tackle the staggering loneliness epidemic" but somehow aren't sex robots.

“Companionship” Robot That Its Creator Says Is Definitely Not a Sex Robot Looks Around With a Dazed Expression

By Victor Tangermann

An NVIDIA scientist seems to think that AI robots should be fighting wildfires despite the technology being majorly energy-intensive.

While AI Causes Climate Change, Nvidia Scientist Proposes AI-Powered Firefighting Robots

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the New York Times reports, a civilian drone collided with a firefighting plane flying over the Palisades neighborhood on Thursday.

Los Angeles Firefighting Aircraft Out of Commission After Dunce With Drone Crashes Into It

By Victor Tangermann

The Cybertruck bomber made unsubstantiated claims about the recently spotted drones and left behind a deranged manifesto.

The Cybertruck Bomber Seems to Have Made Strange Claims About the Mysterious Drone Sightings

By Victor Tangermann

A video appears to show the future of transportation: a Waymo robotaxi smashing into a Serve Robotics delivery robot.

Self-Driving Waymo Cab Smashes Into Delivery Robot

By Frank Landymore

Florida Man in Trouble for Shooting Walmart Drone With 9mm Handgun

Florida Man in Trouble for Shooting Walmart Drone With 9mm Handgun

By Frank Landymore

The mysterious drones seen over New York and New Jersey have a strange new fan — the queer erotica author Chuck Tingle.

We Must Report That Chuck Tingle Has a New Book About the Mysterious New Jersey Drone Sightings

By Noor Al-Sibai

Spot robot dog maker Boston Dynamics laid off five percent of its workforce while "burning through cash" at an unsustainable rate.

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Lays Off Human Employees, Says It’s “Burning Through Cash”

By Victor Tangermann

Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano posted a picture of a "crashed drone." It's a TIE fighter movie prop from Star Wars.

Dunce-Like Senator Posts Photo of “Drone” That’s Actually a TIE Fighter From “Star Wars”

By Victor Tangermann

After mysterious drones were spotted in the skies of New York and New Jersey, people began calling in tips to the government in droves.

Dimwit Americans Are Looking at the Night Sky and Mistaking Stars and Airplanes for “Drones”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Former governor of Maryland Larry Hogan claimed he "personally witnessed" drones in the night sky. X users believe he's seeing stars.

Former Governor of Maryland Mocked for Posting Video of “Drones” That Appear to Be Ordinary Stars

By Victor Tangermann

In China, police are now patrolling the streets with a rolling spherical robot that can chase down suspects and beat them in a fight.

Chinese Police Deploy Rolling BB-8-STyle Robot to Patrol Streets, Chase Down Suspects

By Noor Al-Sibai

Footage recently shared by NASASpaceflight shows a massive robotic arm appearing to weld one of the company's Starship nosecones.

Video Shows Robot Welding SpaceX Starship

By Victor Tangermann

Sightings of mysterious drones that began in New Jersey mid-November have now reached the state of New York.

Mystery “Car-Sized” Drones Reach the Skies of New York

By Frank Landymore

New Jersey residents have been witnessing giant drones flying over their homes for weeks. The FBI is asking for information.

FBI Baffled by Mysterious “Car-Sized Drones” Circling Over New Jersey

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI has hopped into bed with Anduril, the killer drone company founded by Oculus' Palmer Luckey that cut its teeth in Ukraine.

OpenAI Strikes Deal With Military Contractor to Provide AI for Attack Drones

By Noor Al-Sibai

A robodog dubbed RAIBO2 ran and completed a full length marathon in South Korea on Sunday, apparently the first quadrupedal robot to do so.

Robodog Runs Full Marathon

By Frank Landymore

Amazon uses over 750,000 robots that are impressive in some respects, but also struggle to perform simple tasks that a human could easily do.

Amazon Robots Struggling to Keep Up With Human Workers

By Frank Landymore

The US Secret Service has deployed a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog in front of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Robot Dog Spotted Guarding Mar-a-Lago

By Victor Tangermann

For perhaps the first time ever, a robot played a cello live on stage during a performance by a symphony orchestra.

Robot Plays Cello With Live Orchestra

By Victor Tangermann

A Polish robotics company has created the "Honey Badger," a robot dog that can walk fully underwater and aid during industrial inspections.

New “Honey Badger” Robot Dog Can Walk Fully Underwater

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese inventor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created six robot clones of himself. The latest one can take questions and give lectures.

Inventor Builds Six Robot Copies of Himself, Uses One to Give Speeches and Take Questions From Audience

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla Caught Using a Lazy Video Editing Trick to Make Its “Autonomous” Robots Look More Capable

Tesla Caught Using a Lazy Video Editing Trick to Make Its “Autonomous” Robots Look More Capable

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers were able to gain control of robot vacuums around the US — and at least one of them forced the cleaning robots to yell racist obscenities.

Robot Vacuum Starts Hurling Racial Slurs at Its Owner After Being Hacked

By Noor Al-Sibai

US military officials were disconcerted by a strange parade of unidentifiable drones seen flying over an Air Force base late last year.

Pentagon Officials Stumped by Mysterious Drones Haunting Military Base for Weeks

By Noor Al-Sibai

An army of Tesla Optimus humanoid robots could be seen pouring drinks and conversing with eventgoers. They were remotely operated by humans.

Tesla’s Robots Were Just Remotely Controlled Dummies, Analyst Confirms

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla dazzled with its humanoid Optimus robots at its recent event. But it appears that their speech is really the work of a remote human.

Tesla Shows Off Talking Robot That Sounds an Awful Lot Like a Guy Speaking Into a Microphone

By Frank Landymore

It's a dog-eat-dog world for the US Army, which is experimenting with rifle-equipped robot dogs at a Middle Eastern testing facility.

The US Army Is Testing Killer Robot Dogs With AI-Powered Rifles in the Middle East

By Noor Al-Sibai

Wildlife officials in Hawaii are using drones to kill coqui frogs by dumping citric acid on these invasive creatures.

Hawaii Deploying Drones to Kill Hated Frog

By Sharon Adarlo

In the wake of Eric Adams' surprise indictment, the politician's tech projects may be in limbo — but one, apparently, will live on in infamy.

Eric Adams Has Been Indicted, But His Crappy Subway Robot Will Be “Redeployed”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Starship delivery robot, which are used on campuses across the US, suddenly changed direction and struck a woman crossing the sidewalk.

Woman Run Down by Delivery Robot on College Campus

By Frank Landymore

Viral footage shows what appear to be humanoid robots posing at a conference in Beijing. They're actually human cosplayers.

Chinese Company Busted Showing Off Humanoid Robots That Actually Have Humans Inside

By Victor Tangermann

Engineering researchers at Cornell have come up with a novel way to control a walking robot: with mushrooms.

Scientists Grew a Mushroom Into This Robot to Act as Its Brain

By Noor Al-Sibai