killer robots

It’s Friday Night, And We’ve Met Our Quota Of Drone Kills.

And Hangar Bay 7 has never looked sweeter or more welcoming. This was a tough one — that last pack of stray drones, out in the superheated gas cloud, came out of nowhere and nearly wiped us out. But now, we’re coming home for a weekend of guzzling Simian (TM) Brand Gin. Why did we…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 28

12 Low-Budget Robot Movies That Are Better Than Transformers

This weekend, we’ll all be watching giant robots turn into trucks and dinosaurs, and it’ll be like fireworks for your brain. But robots can do more than just throw down — they can make us question the nature of existence. Here are 12 mindblowing indie movies about robots that you could watch instead of Transformers.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 25

Killer Concept Art For X-Men: Days Of Future Past‘s Sentinels

Concept art house Framestore worked on designing the Sentinels in X-Men: Days of Future Past — both the 1970s and future versions. And now they’ve released a bunch of concept art that shows just how weird these mutant-killing robots could have looked. None of these designs quite looks like the comic-book versions, but some are…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 27

The Debate Over Killer Robots Is A Guy Thing

Diplomats, engineers and robotics experts from around the world are currently gathered at the United Nations in Geneva to debate whether lethal drones should be banned from warfare. And of the 18 experts presenting their views during the four-day conference, not a single one is female. “Clearly this is not ideal,” writes Meghan Neal at…

io9 Mark Strauss May 14

The UN Will Debate the Ethics of Killer Robots This Week

This week the United Nations will debate the role of so-called “killer robots” on the battlefield — so called, because robots are currently killing humans on the battlefield, and the next steps in their robo-evolution will have serious consequences for the future of war. The meeting is taking place as part of the UN Convention…

Tech News Matt Novak May 11

Must Read: An FAQ Explaining Why You Should Worry About Killer Robots

We all agree that programming robots to kill humans at their own discretion is a bad idea — but this scenario is a lot closer than most of us realize. A new FAQ from Human Rights Watch summarizes how close we are to autonomous killing machines, and how important it is to ban them now.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 22

What’s the greatest story ever told about robot consciousness?

We may or may not find an extraterrestrial civilization in your lifetime — but that doesn’t mean we won’t encounter a different sort of consciousness. Robots could soon be the strangers in our midst, and science fiction has prepared us. What’s the best story for understanding how robots might think? Please share your favorite story…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 21

Just Another Day in the Ultimate Killing Machine

It’s always a great feeling of satisfaction to watch the sun go down on your ultimate mobile death fortress, and know that you’ve put in a proper day of crushing and incinerating. With a spot of imploding, for good measure. Concept art by Manchu SF.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 17

Who’s the Coolest Killer Robot of All Time?

We’re still waiting for that robot uprising, but meanwhile, killer robots have already conquered our hearts. But who’s the most amazing killer robot of them all? Make your case below! And as usual, PLEASE include a picture of your selection, so we can admire the shiny, shiny metallic deadliness.

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 9

Cops Vs. Killer Robots, in the Dazzling First Teaser for the Short Film 2088

This first teaser for the short movie called 2088 is pretty brief — but you may find yourself rewatching the scene of mechanistic rampage a few times, because it looks that cool. This film is directed by Steven Ilous from the VFX house SMI Entertainment, and you can kind of tell it’s the work of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 20

A Brand New Stage Play that Asks Why the Robot Uprising Suddenly Stopped

Are robots better at being humane than humans are? A new science fiction play in New York City wants to know — and it will kill loads of people, in order to find out. In “Motherboard,” the year is 2465, twenty years after a violent uprising of sentient machines slaughtered two-thirds of the global population.…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern Oct 5

The Cylons’ Secret Weakness: Microwave Ovens!

Galactica 1980 is full of ridiculous things, including the Battlestar Galactica crew giving a small child a mind-control device. And trying to team up with the Nazis. But nothing is as ludicrous as this scene, where a Cylon centurion comes too close to its most deadly nemesis: a microwave oven. This is a clip from…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 27

First Look at the Giant Robots in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim!

When Guillermo del Toro promised us huge fucking robots in Pacific Rim, he wasn’t kidding, was he? The new Comic Con poster for del Toro’s “monsters vs. robots” movie includes a couple of people standing on the robot’s shoulder, for scale. This is our first glimpse of what might be the Jaegar, the obsolete giant…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 7

What’s more likely: a robot uprising, or humans becoming cyborgs?

Are you about to become a cyborg, or will you be crushed by robot overlords? This week’s io9 show looks at our future relationships with machines — and you’ll never be the same again. Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson is in the studio to talk about his new novel, Amped, which is about future humans…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 15

Some Amazing Killer Robot Action, Starring Fringe‘s Lance Reddick!

You can’t actually see Lance Reddick in this short teaser trailer, but luckily there’s more than enough killer robot action to compensate. Drone is a movie about autonomous killer drones that are humanoid, and there seems to be the optimal amount of robots going into bunkers and fucking up everything organic within reach. This webseries,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 13

Danny Trejo gets his skull perforated by a rampaging webcam

The 2009 cult movie Eyeborgs has many things to recommend it, including a totally subtle allegory about what happens when the War on Terror goes Too Far and we get mobile surveillance cameras — basically, webcams with legs — running around everywhere. But the main thing the movie has going for it is this great…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 27

Remo Robot Channels Silent Hill for Extra-Terrifying Visage

At this point, it seems passe to accuse every robot post-Roomba of trying to kill you, but if this one isn’t a homicidal psychokiller, somebody should tell its face. Remo (short for Remote Brain (shouldn’t it be Remob? Or RemBra?)) is actual a robot kit that’s impressively advanced, even considering its $4,350 price. Its custom…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 28

The Terrifying Beauty Of A Combat Vehicle That Thinks, Plans, And May One Day Harbor Dark Desires

Try not to drool on this prototype of the X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System, on display yesterday at Naval Air Station Pax River. Designed for autonomous launch and recovery, it’s sleek, shiny and menacing. (Click to enlarge.) [Getty Images]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 11

“Robot Uprising” Expert Gives You Invaluable Cylon Survival Skills

The Battlestar Galactica cast and top roboticists may be gathering on Friday to explain how to cope with the show’s killer robots, but there’s no need to wait. How To Survive A Robot Uprising author Daniel Wilson has answers now. https://gizmodo.com/bsg-cast-gathers-with-roboticists-to-discuss-our-inevit-5283987 Wilson did a guest-blogging spot over at BSG special effects supremo Darth Mojo‘s blog,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 9

Is The Fashion Industry The First Step In Robot World Domination?

All over the place, women fashion models are being transformed into something metallic and unearthly. Their shoulders are getting squarer, their faces shinier and more impassive, and their bodies silvery and hard. Could it be the first stage in the impending robot takeover? Warning: gallery includes photo of see-thru top. UK paper The Independent spotted…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 27

It’s Friday Night, And We’ve Met Our Quota Of Drone Kills.

12 Low-Budget Robot Movies That Are Better Than Transformers

Killer Concept Art For X-Men: Days Of Future Past‘s Sentinels

The Debate Over Killer Robots Is A Guy Thing

The UN Will Debate the Ethics of Killer Robots This Week

Must Read: An FAQ Explaining Why You Should Worry About Killer Robots

What’s the greatest story ever told about robot consciousness?

Just Another Day in the Ultimate Killing Machine

Who’s the Coolest Killer Robot of All Time?

Cops Vs. Killer Robots, in the Dazzling First Teaser for the Short Film 2088

A Brand New Stage Play that Asks Why the Robot Uprising Suddenly Stopped

The Cylons’ Secret Weakness: Microwave Ovens!

First Look at the Giant Robots in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim!

What’s more likely: a robot uprising, or humans becoming cyborgs?

Some Amazing Killer Robot Action, Starring Fringe‘s Lance Reddick!

Danny Trejo gets his skull perforated by a rampaging webcam

Remo Robot Channels Silent Hill for Extra-Terrifying Visage

The Terrifying Beauty Of A Combat Vehicle That Thinks, Plans, And May One Day Harbor Dark Desires

“Robot Uprising” Expert Gives You Invaluable Cylon Survival Skills

Is The Fashion Industry The First Step In Robot World Domination?

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