Russian robot breaks kid's fingers
Russian TV and officials blame the kid
A chess-playing robot broke a child's finger during a tournament in Russia last week and the media and authorities were rather too quick to blame the child.
Russians give dancing robot dog a gun
It is the Amercian way
A Twitter video has been released showing a Boston Dynamics-style robot dog firing a submachine gun into targets.
Robot arrested for spying
Egypt cracks down on robot artist
The Egyptian government detained a robot artist claiming that "she" was a spy.
Robot keeps getting fired
It is just getting really depressed about it
It seems that replacing a human with a Robots ls has backfired.
Nvidia Jetson Nano kit out
Hobby kit for kids and evil geniuses interested in creating robots
Nvidia has debuted the Jetson Nano 2GB, a new developer kit for students and hobbyists with an interest in robotics.
Swiss boffins make robotic terminator bugs
You can't step on them
Swiss boffins have developed a light, quick robotic bug called the DEAnsect, which can withstand several whacks from a flyswatter and can survive being stepped on by a shoe.
Emotional robot sent to international space station
It is so happy it could cry
A robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station a becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit.
Robot wars begin
Somehow robot versus shark is a little disappointing
Roomba robotic vacuum maker IRobot Corp is suing rival SharkNinja for copying a device of theirs and selling it at "half the price".
Italian wants to put a god into a robot
Holy terminator Batman
An Italian computer expert wants to use ancient divine science to enable humans to interact with gods installed in robots.
Robot machine guns jihadists
Protecting football fans
A machine gun armed robot was used by Russian counter terrorism troops to wipe out a terrorist cell to clear the way for the World Cup.