Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield

Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 24, 2012 As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical questions emerge. If a robot in combat has a hardware malfunction or programming glitch that causes it to kill civilians, do we blame the robot, or the humans who created and deployed it? Some argue that robots do not have free will and therefore cannot be held ...

Giant Robot Puts You in the Driver's Seat

Tomorrow's world is staring you in the face, in the form of a 13-foot-tall robot capable of fitting a human pilot inside. Japanese robot enthusiasts have begun building that futuristic vision — and they have several clever ideas for controlling the nearly five-ton robot in ways that evoke different science fiction films.

Transforming Robot Is More Than Meets the Eye, Turns into a Car

Remember when playing with Transformers took something called "imagination?" No more! Soon Transformers — err, I mean Brave Robots — will do all the work themselves.

Rowland robots ready to rumble in rally

Let's get ready to rumble, robot style. Yes, it's time for the annual robot rally at Cal Poly Pomona on Friday. Hundreds of mechanical men will battle it out through four unique challenges in the largest event of its kind in the nation. This year, 600 students from 12 local schools are expected to bring their best and brightest robots to the arena. Many will enter, few will leave victorious. A ...

What could possibly go wrong? U.S. Army wants to give war robots more power to 'make their own decisions'

Armies of robots including dog-like creatures walking on four legs and huge lumbering trucks are the stuff of science fiction - specifically, bleak films such as The Terminator series.