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Business
Automation Insurance: Robots Are Replacing Middle Class Jobs
The middle class is disappearing and the problem is deeper than politics. How will we understand work in the coming age of robotics?
Technology
From Terminator to Pollinator: Bees Go Robotic
Harvard researchers are designing a swarm of mini-robots that will fly, think, and communicate autonomously.
Culture
Frederico Diaz's New Sculpture Was Made Entirely by Robots. So Who's the Artist?
The 420,000 black spheres of the "Geometric Death Frequency-141" sculpture were organized and assembled by robots, with no human intervention.
Education
Could This $99 Robot Transform Computer Science Education?
This plug-and-play robot could be a revolutionary way of teaching coding and programming.
Culture
Where the Robots Came From
Exploring the sci-fi (and simply sci) roots of the word. Robots are in the air, and I don’t just mean flying robots like the self-assembling,...
Culture
GOOD Books for Summer: Four Not-Too-Trashy Beach Reads
From sex on the moon to globe-trotting fashion editors to robot revolutions, this week's GOOD Books have oceanside appeal but won't dumb you down.
Business
Can Robots Make Amazon a Better Place to Work?
The online retailer acquires a robot company to make its factories more efficient.
Education
Video: These Sixth Grade Girls Might Fix the Next Oil Spill
An all-girls school takes on robotics, and they're starting out building robots based on the model that capped the Deepwater Horizon oil well.
Lifestyle
Robots Cook German Sausage Breakfast
Best roommates ever? Two German robots prepare breakfast for a group of researchers.
Technology
Intermission: The Navy's Super Smart Robots
These robots can tell who you are, what you're holding, and even hold a conversation with you. What's next?
Technology
The Robots Can Now Fetch You Beer
The robots are looking like cooler overlords all the time. The Willow Garage PR2, which recently learned to play pool, can now also get you a...
Technology
Seven Creepy Robots with Useful Applications
Companies and institutions are working on remote controlled and autonomous robots to help a variety of people-from soldiers in war to the elderly.
Technology
Robots Making Movies at Bot and Dolly
Bot and Dolly is a San Francisco-based production company that uses recycled industrial robots to shoot their films. We'll find out more in one...
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: Robots Firing Ketchup
Watch. And laugh. And then enjoy the weekend!
Technology
Where Are All The Laser Guns?: A Lesson on Gadgets of the Future
Blame The Jetsons, repeated viewings of Star Wars (the good ones), and half of Will Smith's movies. Blame whomever you so choose for tricking us...
Environment
Pollen Bots
Seasonal allergy sufferers, rejoice! Japanese scientists have deployed an army of anthropomorphic pollen sensors across the country in an...
The Community Board
Terminator Scenario: The Dark Side of Neuroscience
Curtis Bell writes in the New Scientist: "War is becoming more and more dependent on robots such as the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles now...
News
Part 1: The ABCs of War Bots
Technological developments have enabled the evolution of warfare from cavemen bludgeoning each other with blunt objects to career soldiers...
