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Robots, Rebooted

Martha Graham once said, "no artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the time." Daft Punk, whose new Random Access...

UN Report Wants Moratorium on Killer Robots

(UNITED NATIONS) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft...

Finally, a Robot Chimp that Turns into a Tank

The harrowing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Chilean Copiapó mine collapse: extraordinarily dangerous...

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We Love Robots

You think Wall-E is cute? Check out this gallery of adorable — and real — automatons

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80 Years of Robots in Hollywood

The characters in director Michael Bay's live-action "Transformers" are more than just robots. They're towering metal marvels with their own charismatic...

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