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Robot choreographer Kate Sicchio talked to Inverse about the dancing droid from M3GAN and why robot dances matter beyond the stage and screen.

From armed robot dogs to target-seeking drones, the use of artificial intelligence in warfare presents ethical dilemmas that urgently need addressing

A new wave of robots is arriving -- and, in a world short of workers, business leaders are more eager to welcome them than ever.

You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service and the US equivalent of MI6’s fictional Q, has recounted how Russian spies would watch the latest Bond movie to see what technologies might be coming their way.

Prominent robotics companies have signed a letter promising not to weaponize their public-facing products. But that won't necessarily stop them from supplying military and police forces.

Leading robotics firms promise not to add weapons to general use technology and said they would oppose others doing so

The companies warned that "untrustworthy people" could use their robots to harm others or infringe on civil liberties, and they pledged to make sure their customers didn't weaponize the products.

The company joined other robotics firms in pledging to curtail projects that turn robots into war machines.

In August 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the electric car manufacturer was planning to get into the robot business. In a presentation accompanied by a human dressed as a robot, Musk said work was beginning on a “friendly” humanoid robot to “navigate through a world built for humans and…

Will Elon Musk’s humanoid robot impress or underwhelm?

There is the Hollywood version of AI robots — the "AI" stands for "artificial intelligence" — that has given us the scary future depicted in the "Terminator", "Matrix," and "RoboCop" movies.