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02/25/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The survival of humanity may soon depend on acquiring the tools and skills to murder robots

A video of the new Spot Mini robot from Boston Dynamics is striking fear in the minds of those who understand how quickly the latest and greatest inventions can turn into our worst nightmares. In the video, the robot can be seen standing in front of a door. Around 12 seconds later, another Spot Mini […]

01/01/2018 / By JD Heyes

Why the survival of humanity may soon depend on citizens using GUNS to kill ROBOTS

If you are a subscriber to the streaming service Netflix, you may be aware of a new futuristic series produced by the media company itself called “Black Mirror.” A recent episode features a “terrifying vision of machines” — that is, robots — that were stalking humans. The episode, titled “Metalhead,” features robotic machines that are […]

11/28/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Rise of the Terminators: Killer robots with facial recognition now pose dire threat to humanity

A prominent artificial intelligence expert is warning that facial recognition could make so-called killer robots even more lethal. University of California, Berkeley computer science professor Stuart Russell appears at the end of a short film called “Slaughterbots,” offering his take on the new wave of AI technology. The film, which was produced by the Campaign to […]

11/24/2017 / By Ethan Huff

U.N. considers “killer robot regulation” to prevent Terminator robots from exterminating humankind

The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) is soon to invade every facet of human life – including the theater of war – has become all too real at the United Nations. A U.N. panel, recognizing that the development of AI technologies is now moving at breakneck speed, recently advised that international regulations be established to […]

11/21/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Technology is scaring scientists: They’re calling for a ban on “killer robots” now that “progress” has given us mini-drones that can carry explosives undetected

An international conference in Geneva, Switzerland, this week will consider whether to ban so-called killer robots powered by artificial intelligence. Representatives from an advocacy group known as the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots will be on hand at the United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons, the forum which will discuss the dangers posed by lethal, miniaturized autonomous […]

10/01/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Scientists develop Terminator robot “super strength” material that could allow military hunter-killers to strangle you to death

It seems as though the more we experiment with robotics, the more the classic 1984 film Terminator becomes something much more than just a fictional story produced in Hollywood. Scientists today have found ways to develop robots that can speak and think in ways eerily similar to those of real human beings, robotic animals that […]

07/19/2016 / By roboticsnews

As Robot Wars is set to return, a look back at the some of the weirdest moments from the famed original series

THE hit TV show that become a cultural phenomenon among nerds and proponents of machine violence everywhere is coming back. (Article by Nick Whigham) The BBC recently announced Robot Wars will be returning to its airwaves for six episodes of metallic-mashing nostalgia later this month. For pacifists and those who can’t remember the program, Robot […]

07/13/2016 / By Martin Mavis

Welcome to the Age of Killer Police Robots (Video)

Welcome to the age of killer police robots…

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