ROBOTS

Amazon is said to have added about 75,000 new robots to their workforce this year alone.

Using new, origami-like folding technology, this new artificial muscle concept can lift up to 1,000 times its own weight while still handling fragile materials.

Elon Musk tweeted that the impressive Boston Dynamics robot that can do jumps and flips will be so fast in a few years it will look like a blur.

A team of researchers has created biodegradable nanobots, whose degradation can be controlled, making it possible to use them in medical applications involving non-invasive surgery.

Elon Musk doesn't think it's a good idea to arm robots.

The drill on the Curiosity rover hasn't worked in 10 months but NASA is working on a fix.

Elon Musk tweeted that Anthony Levandowski shouldn't be allowed to be working on an AI god.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has grim expectations of the future, predicting genetically-modified superhuman soldiers that could be the end of us.

Using the telerobotics technology, scientists may be able to watch the progress of robots in space on VR screens that would take feedback from the cameras mounted on the robot. 

Scientists from the University of Houston created a stretchable electronic material that has numerous potential applications, including in robotics and medicine.

AI-equipped drones will patrol Australian beaches in a bid to reduce shark attacks.

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson warns about tech taking over jobs and points to a solution.

Sex robots appear to be the next big thing for the adult entertainment industry.

The Roomba vacuum cleaner has been collecting indoor mapping data since long, and its parent company iRobot may soon be selling it.

Robots have been taking our jobs since the 1960s.

Increasingly lifelike robots attempt to mimic both the physical and mental reactions of humans, but several new advertisements for such sex dolls allow for “reserved and shy” settings that encourage rape.

Virtual reality has been restricted to visual stimulation, but a new technology may provides users with physical sensations alongside virtual ones.

A Knightscope robot security guard tasked with patrolling the Georgetown Waterfront shopping area in Washington, D.C. apparently rolled into a fountain and drowned itself Monday.

In a National Governors Association meeting, Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that the growing artificial intelligence industry should be regulated to prevent potential unintended consequences.

Space company Moon Express hopes to set up a permanent outpost on the moon where robots will mine the south pole for resources.

The ultimate goal is to help better design and prescribe rehabilitation to those with reduced mobility, as well as to develop robots that can physically interact with people to help with both motor assistance and motor learning.