Robots

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is worried that Walmart's plans to increase automated labor is part of a trend that could "crush" the U.S. labor force, according to a Fox Business report. Recent research seems to suggest that his concern is not unfounded.

A Japanese hotel chain apologized and acknowledged that it had been possible for persons to gain unauthorized access to its in-room robots at Henn na Hotel Maihama Tokyo Bay.

"Highly automated, intelligent systems promise to transform people's lives and even question the very role of humans," said researcher Laurie Wright.

Mindar, a gender-neutral android that presides at the 400-year old Kodaji Temple in Kyoto, cost about $1 million to produce.

On Monday, YouTube removed many videos of robots fighting in contests similar to the TV show "Battlebots"; on Tuesday most — but not all — were restored.

The University of Pittsburgh recently welcomed both new students and a fleet of new robots to campus.

They will create new jobs for humans.

The so-called "Micro-Brain" project will analyze the complexities of "very small flying insects," particularly their "drastic miniaturization and energy efficiency."

It looks and speaks like real-life reporter Zhang Zhao. In reality, it's a simulation that could change the way the news is told.

Robots can help alleviate autistic behaviors, many therapists say.

Reports of Tesla's demise have been greatly exaggerated, and that's what should worry us. Musk's bombshell about taking Tesla private was only his latest surprise.

Musk has previously warned that artificial intelligence could be the impetus of World War III or a robot dictatorship.

"The decision to take a human life should never be delegated to a machine."

Welcome to the future.

They'll even give you coupons and travel tips.

Boston Dynamics, an offshoot of MIT, said it wants to build machines that "break boundaries and work in the real world."

The annual Victory Day parade showcases Russia's future military acquisitions.

The transformation from humanoid to car takes 60 seconds.

Artificial intelligence could have an adverse affect on nuclear warfare in as little as 22 years.

The effects of automation could have implications beyond the men and women who make their living trimming and separating leaves from the buds.

Giving rights to robots may not be the best idea.

This 28-foot robot is not to be messed with.

"You can't have more clicks on fake news than real news," Musk said.

The battlefield may never be the same again after humans followed remote-controlled military vehicles into battle.

Sex can mean lots of different things for different bodies—and the types of joys and sufferings associated with it are radically different for each individual body.

The idea behind Shapeshifter is that a handful of individual units would work together to create a variety of modular designs, each with a different skill.

First it was opening doors and now it's recruiting: SpotMini is getting smarter.

It weighs about as much as a light bulb.

The retail giant has just filed a patent for a "Pollination Drone" that can keep almonds, cherries and avocados alive.

"Technology," Hawking wrote, was being allowed to drive "ever-increasing inequality."