If you think your girlfriend is high maintenance now, just wait until the FT "Female Type" robot hits the market picked by ordinarychick 1 year ago

No one likes to give bad news. What if there was a better way to give out bad news? What if there was a robot that could tell people things they didn't want to hear? picked by bernardblack 4 months ago

It claims nothing beats this robot when it comes to pouring beer.
But seriously, ive never seen anything so inefficient in my life.
Possibly the worlds most tedious robot.
(Scroll down for video) picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

Researchers from CNRS and the Spanish foundation Fatronik have designed a manipulator-type robot that is twice as fast as all existing robots. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Keepon is a robot project by Marek Michalowski of Carnegie Mellon to create a socially rhythmic robot that detects beats and dances to them. picked by trushafty38 2 years ago

Scientists in Dundee have announced plans to create a "robot village" in an effort to learn how different cultures emerge in society. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Little Brewski Bot can hold 2 six-packs and be programmed to travel the rounds throughout your house at a party. Comes with a 1,000-mile warranty. picked by snood 1 year ago

The creators believe there's an emerging business in the design and sale of lifelike robotic companions, or social robots. And they'll be showing off the robot boy to students in grades 3-12 at the Wired NextFest technology conference Thursday in Los Angeles. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Robot soldiers that can decide who to attack will soon be roaming the world's battlefields if something isn't done about a global 'robot arms race'. That is the stark warning from a leading robotics expert who spoke today of the dangers of allowing increasingly sophisticated robots to make decisions of life and death. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds is in a prime position to look dispassionately at the present and project into the future, having spent 12 years as an astronomer with the European Space Agency (Esa).

Books apparently blurring the science:fiction boundary as well as the present:future boundary. Has anybody out there read any of these? picked by rambler 2 years ago

Where does a mad scientist go to get all of his robot needs? To the robot store of course. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 4 months ago

I've always been curious about stuffed animals that sing, dance, light up, or talk back. There must be a fascinating robot underneath the fur and fluff, right? Surely the robot hiding in the bear's clothing, vestimentis ursum, is impressive. picked by MissWinkle 7 months ago

Scientists have created the first 'humanoid' robot that can mimic the facial expressions and lip movements of a human being.

Video at bottom of page. picked by AutumnLotus 5 days ago

Like a cute, friendly version of the Terminator, the Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot (BEAR) can transport casualties over long distances over rough terrain. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. Feelix Growing is developing software empowering robots that can learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. picked by bingo 4 months ago

Developers at Carnegie-Mellon have designed a robot that maneuvers like a snake and is capable of crawling up pipes and legs, and navigating otherwise inaccessible places.

Video complete with killer techno music. picked by mahler87 9 months ago

If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly greying population. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Robots and humans always seem to end up at odds, whether it's battling over pieces of NASA's budget or literally fighting in science fiction stories such as "The Matrix" and "Battlestar Galactica." Now a former NASA historian and an American University professor suggest that the future of space exploration could very well depend on a merging of metal and flesh. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

By turning light waves into slow-moving sound waves, researchers have developed a new method for storing information inside a fiber optic cable. picked by deepcleanfun 11 months ago

SciFinds is similar to Plime and the rest but their theme is science fiction all the time. Fans can help each other find the most interesting science fiction news and views. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago