Tiny ‘Terminator’ Cube Robots Are Here (Video)
Oct 5, 2013 Scientists at MIT have unveiled cube shaped-robots that can flip, jump and assemble themselves into different shapes, and which they hope will one day be able to "accomplish specific tasks in combat or emergency situations," the BBC reports.
DARPA Develops Running Animated Robot Beast
Oct 5, 2013 You may think the interests and makeup of America's current leadership make this an unideal time to develop galloping robots, but the engineers at Boston Dynamics don't.
Stop the Killer Robots Before They Are Born
May 29, 2013 The U.N.’s special investigator into human rights will call Thursday for a ban on "killer robots" that could attack targets without human direction, before such devices come into existence.
The Pentagon Detours to Terminator Planet
May 31, 2012 The entire episode involves a seamless integration of robots and troops working in tandem, of next-generation drones “wired” together and operating in teams, and of autonomous drones making their own decisions. But there’s a reason you’ve never read about it in the New York Times or the Washington Post. It won’t take place for 20 years.
The Rise of the Machines
Sep 26, 2011 Improvements in the technology behind the predator drone are advancing at a rate faster than a half-naked Arnold Schwarzenegger fleeing extra-terrestrial assassins in an alien jungle. Two new books bring us up to date. (more)
The High Cost of Cheap War
May 7, 2011 Nations will inevitably be more willing to use warfare as a foreign policy tool if they possess instruments limiting the cost of waging war.
Schwarzenegger to Resuscitate Tired Tagline, Movie Franchise
Apr 28, 2011 We've seen several cases by now of entertainers crossing over into the political realm, but few treat that career-swapping switch like a revolving door. First of all, it's unwise, and second, it's not easily done -- unless, apparently, you're Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger’s Cartoon Reinvention
Mar 31, 2011 Talk about building a brand: He's played an action hero and a president, and now Arnold Schwarzenegger is starring in his own combination comic book and cartoon franchise, clearly the logical next step for California's former governor. Really, Stan Lee?
