robots

Poll: Is the primary more important than monkeys controlling robot arms with their thoughts?

May 29, 2008 - The Democratic primary is heading ever closer to a resolution, but worries over delegates and superdelegates got a little less exciting this week when the world learned of a potentially catastrophic scientific breakthrough...

From The Feed: The economy just became a lot less important

March 18, 2008 - A demonstration by Boston Dynamic Inc of its newest robot, the "Big Dog...

News Odds for Monday, January 28, 2008

January 28, 2008 - Odds that... European Union leaders meeting today with Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Timoshenko sit on their hands to keep...

From The Room: A Treason of Our Species

January 19, 2008 - If I thought we were in trouble before, we are completely screwed now. As soon as we hear the great news about eating cloned meat, the damn rogue scientists unveil they're latest betrayal of humanity: a...

Japan must suspend its robotic development program

December 19, 2007 - Just days after Toyota unveiled its violin-playing automaton, Japanese automaker Honda showed off the newest version of their humanoid robot ASIMO. Created in 1986—the same year as the Olsen twins—ASIMO has, like the Olsens, gotten creepier every year since birth. Click to watch the vi...