The image of a robotics engineer warning that a prototype could crush a human skull is a vivid one, but the hard evidence ...

Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like ...

An autonomous security robot and a robo-dog will be joining the New York Police Department, authorities announced. These technologies may make people grow wary. Philosophy professor Ryan Jenkins ...

It’s a legitimate question. After all, ethics consists of getting the facts, applying principles, trying to work out ...

Last week, officials in San Francisco decided to scrap a plan that would have allowed law enforcement to use robots in situations that may require “deadly force.” Specifically, according to the ...

When I went on tour for my book On Belonging, I was often asked a simple but profoundly important question: “What can I do to build belonging in my community?” The answer, I’d explain, isn’t ...

The 2004 sci-fi action flick I, Robot (streaming now on Peacock) features Will Smith as Del Spooner, a Chicago detective in the year 2035. It’s a loose adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, ...

The South Korean people really love robots. Industry in South Korea receives millions in government subsidies to develop them. Recently, Park Hye-Young, of the South Korean Ministry of Commerce, ...