Military Robots
Google promises ethical principles to guide development of military AI
Google reportedly leaving Project Maven military AI program after 2019
Google won’t renew its military AI contract
Flying Robots
UK puts legal limits on drone flight heights and airport no-fly zones
This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight
Vanuatu will use drones to deliver vaccines across its remote chain of tiny islands
Sailing Robots
Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat
Driving Robots
Yes, Autonomous Cars Are Going To Kill People Before They Save Lives, Expert Says
Waymo and GM just made big moves in the great self-driving-car race
Waymo’s fleet of self-driving minivans is about to get 100 times bigger
SoftBank Fund Puts $2.25 Billion in G.M.’s Driverless Unit
False Positives: Self-Driving Cars and the Agony of Knowing What Matters
Robot Roads
Smart Roads Could Soon Call An Ambulance, Connect You to the Internet
Facial Recognition Robots
Facial Recognition Experts Perform The Best With An AI Sidekick
Facebook’s Robots
Facebook Will Start Making Its Own AI Chips To Stop Violent Livestreams
Facebook wants AI-powered chips to stop people from streaming suicides and murders
Amazon’s Robots
Amazon’s Alexa: Not Yet as Smart as a 5-Year-Old Child
Robot Teachers
China’s schools are quietly using AI to mark students’ essays … but do the robots make the grade?
How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child
Robot Birds
Why Scientists Turned This Taxidermy Bird Into a Robot
Robot Fingers
The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger
Practicing Robots
Watch a hard-working robot improvise to climb drawers and cross gaps
A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores
Robots Are Coming for Your Jobs
Automation is hitting small US businesses, and – surprise! – it’s not all bad
How to Get a Robot to (One Day) Do Your Chores
Las Vegas Food Service Workers Are Going on Strike So They Don’t Lose Their Jobs to Robots