Feb 17 2016
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America is getting crushed by China. Not in trade or weapons or any of those things that don’t matter. We’re losing…
Jan 13 2016
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Sure, BattleBots was cool, but let’s not forget the real father of Robot TV deathmatches broadcast for our pleasure:…
Apr 8 2015
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You know how Battlebots is coming back to TV? I decided not to wait. This weekend, I drove to San Mateo to watch…
Dec 1 2014
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Building a robot is... pretty tough. Even one of the most advanced robots around, Atlas, is still just "a baby…
Aug 9 2010
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Adam Elkus
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How would we cope with giant robots in space? Adam Elkus, an analyst specializing in foreign policy and strategic…
Apr 12 2010
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Finally, an artist who honors the wonder of Robot Jox, the 1990 robo-gladiator movie by Stuart Gordon and Joe…
Feb 11 2010
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Give a hand to our new robot overlords. This robot hand responds to the glove-wearer's movement exactly, allowing a…
Aug 23 2008
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As if being murdered and then brought back to (un)life by a demon from Hell as a zombie superhero out for revenge…
May 9 2008
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At Maker Faire 2008, a group of carnage-loving individuals pitted the 2007 Holiday Toy Darling Pleo against the…
Feb 27 2008
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We all know that robots can be produced en masse and programmed to kill. According to robot expert Noel Sharkey,…
Jul 9 2007
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NimbRo took the championship title, winning both the kid-sized two-vs.-two final game as well as the Teensize…
May 21 2007
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Things are shaping up for an eventual Korea vs. Japan robot wars in the next 20 to 30 years, and Korea is getting…