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17-Sep-09

Military robot 'hops' over walls

"Video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high."

Category: Robotics

9-Sep-09

Robots 'to revolutionise surgery'

"Within ten years some doctors and scientists are predicting that all surgery could be scarless. They say by using the natural orifices of the body and the body's own natural scar the belly-button (or umbilicus), it will be...


23-Aug-09

US Air Force prepares drones to end era of fighter pilots

"As part of an expanding programme of battlefield automation, the US Air Force has said it is now training more drone operators than fighter and bomber pilots and signalled the end of the era of the fighter pilot is in sight."

Category: Weapons, Robotics

20-Aug-09

If an autonomous machine kills someone, who is responsible?

"The Royal Academy of Engineering has published a report exploring the social, legal and ethical implications of ceding control to autonomous systems"

Category: Robotics

4-Aug-09

Call for debate on killer robots

"An international debate is needed on the use of autonomous military robots, a leading academic has said."

Category: Weapons, Robotics

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