The Latest Breaking News from Robots

Robots that perform domestic chores do not need a human shape, argues Cornwall-based Will Jackson.

From job losses to mass extinction events, experts are warning that AI technology risks opening a Pandora’s Box of horrors if left unchecked — are they right to be sounding the klaxon? Katie Strick reports

Robots are on display at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in London, where visitors can get a glimpse of the future

The European Space Agency has been doing a series of robotic teleoperation experiments where an astronaut abroad on the ISS controls a robot back on the ground.

Artificial intelligence algorithms are quickly becoming a part of everyday life. Many systems that require strong security are either already underpinned by machine learning or soon will be. These systems include facial recognition, banking, military targeting applications, and robots and autonomous vehicles, to name a few.

MPs heard the public should be given a chance to choose songs played by home delivery robots.

The existing sewers are being relined using specialist equipment deep underground that requires just a few excavations in certain locations

Billionaire Elon Musk has been pictured with several female humanoid robots - but it has since emerged that the images have been made using AI as part of a warning

Philip Jansen has been blasted as he looks set for bonus and share payouts worth up to 200% of his £1.1million basic wage despite BT's 12% dip in profits over the past year

Wood opened up at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen conference about Elon Musk, Bitcoin, and the millions who followed her advice when she got it wrong.

The “AI jobs bloodbath” is said to be underway after BT announced it will lose up to 55,000 staff by the end of the decade, with many roles being replaced by artificial intelligence.