Russian spacebot stranded outside the ISS as Soyuz fails to dock Fleshbag crew spared from robotic companion for the moment by Kurs kerfuffle Science26 Aug 2019 | 29
My god, it's full of tsars: A gun-toting Russian humanoid robot is on its way to the International Space Station Video What could possibly go wrong? Science23 Aug 2019 | 71
Can't dance? That's no excuse. Let a robot do it for you at this 'forced exoskeleton rave' Where else but San Francisco? Science26 Jul 2019 | 23
I see you're writing an app... Microsoft nudges AI Clippy-for-Code out the door, turns machine learning onto Word Build IntelliCode kinda available, online text editor to suggest sentence rewrites Devops06 May 2019 | 24
Ok Google, please ignore this free tax filing code so we can keep on screwing America Updated TurboTax and H&R Block use robots.txt, metatags to hide in plain sight Software26 Apr 2019 | 100
Boffins bring home the bacon as AI-powered robo-medic performs heart surgery on pigs 'The best way to do this is a partnership between the robot and a surgeon' AI + ML25 Apr 2019 | 10
Watch Toyota's huge basketball robot shoot a hoop, and read up on how you should think about AI and, erm, Jesus Roundup Also massive policy body cam org Axon is pursuing facial recog after all AI + ML14 Apr 2019 | 66
'It's like painting with atoms'... Watch how boffins form armies of simple micron-sized bots from a silicon wafer Video And they may be injected into your body one day Science10 Mar 2019 | 54
We sent a Reg vulture to RSA to learn about the future of AI and security. And it's no use. It's bots all the way down RSA We'd call this blue-sky thinking but the sky is thick with swarms of drones AI + ML06 Mar 2019 | 19
OK, smarty pants AI. You can beat us humans at video games. But how about real-world puzzles like Jenga? Oh, oh no Vid Yes, let's distract killer neural networks with boredom-killing toys AI + ML31 Jan 2019 | 14
Watch an AI robot program itself to, er, pick things up and push them around Vid Why can't robots just learn to do things without being told? AI + ML18 Jan 2019 | 8
World's first robot hotel massacres half of its robot staff Rise of the Machines™ 'You're fired' AI + ML15 Jan 2019 | 77
Q. How exactly do you test car seats? A. With this sweaty 'robutt' that twerks for days and days Vid Watch this game of moist mechanical musical chairs Science11 Jan 2019 | 24
It's 2019, the year Blade Runner takes place: I can has flying cars? Feature Yesterday's sci-fi has become today's crappy kit, apart from space colonies and AI Science01 Jan 2019 | 202
Ding dong merrily on high. In Berkeley, the bots are singeing: Self-driving college cooler droid goes up in flames Kiwibot snack shuttle snuffed by thermal runaway Science17 Dec 2018 | 57
Postmates plans rollout of autonomous delivery robots in US Wheeled robo-containers called Serve headed first to LA On-Prem13 Dec 2018 | 27
Here's 2018 in a nutshell for you... Russian super robot turns out to be man in robot suit Video State TV can't decide whether it was duped or not Bootnotes12 Dec 2018 | 90
Forget ripping off brains for AI. Butterflies and worms could lead us to self-repairing intelligent robots, says prof 'It’s clear that intelligent behavior doesn’t always require a brain' AI + ML07 Dec 2018 | 18
Alphabet gives bipedal robots the Schaft 'cos no one wants to buy its creepy machine maker Even Softbank balked at these tethered terrors Bootnotes16 Nov 2018 | 22
Transformers: Robots... at least it tries: Watch boffins' Optimus Dime rearrange on the fly Its creators see this shape-shifter droid as more like Big Hero 6 than cheesy Autobots Science02 Nov 2018 | 11
How do some of the best AI algorithms perform on real robots? Not well, it turns out Machine learning finds reality a whole different ball game AI + ML25 Sep 2018 | 17
It's a mug's game: Watch AI robot grab a cuppa it hasn't seen before Video Machine-learning software taught how to pick up things it hasn't seen before AI + ML11 Sep 2018 | 41
Kids are more likely than adults to submit to peer pressure from robots Hey...kids...yes order 10 of those and give me your parent's credit card details Science16 Aug 2018 | 38
Uptight robots that suddenly beg to stay alive are less likely to be switched off by humans Poll Chatty, friendly bots more likely to be unplugged – study AI + ML03 Aug 2018 | 63
Basic bigot bait: Build big black broad bots – non-white, female 'droids get all the abuse What the fsck is wrong with people... judging from this study Science03 Aug 2018 | 116
Relax, Amazon workers – OpenAI-trained robo hand isn't much use (well, not right now) Vid Turns out replacing humans isn't that easy after all AI + ML30 Jul 2018 | 16
Boffins mix AI and chemicals to create super-fast lab assistant Faster than human boffins, and hopefully more reliable AI + ML19 Jul 2018 | 15
CIMON says: Say hello to your new AI pal-bot, space station 'nauts Giant grinning cartoon-like Tamagotchi thing built by Airbus, IBM blasts up into orbit AI + ML29 Jun 2018 | 59
Oracle, for one, says we'll welcome our new robot overlords: '90%' of you will obey an AI bot You will obey! You will obey! You will obey! You will obey! AI + ML29 Jun 2018 | 31
Get a grip, literally: Clumsy robots can't nab humans' jobs just yet Amazon challenge winners roll out neural net for droids that need to grab stationary stuff AI + ML26 Jun 2018 | 27
Softbank's 'Pepper' robot is a security joke Big-in-Japan 'bot offers root access through hard-coded password and worse bugs too Security29 May 2018 | 63
Robo-callers, robo-cops, robo-runners, robo-car crashes, and more Roundup Find out more about Google Duplex, the Atlas robot, and what caused Uber's deadly accident AI + ML12 May 2018 | 24
LESTER looks up, spins its wheels: The Register’s beer-butler can see ... No beer will be left unbothered Personal Tech08 May 2018 | 40
AI crisis: Sony reports shortage of cute robot puppies! It's made 11,111 of its Aibo 2.0 robot leg-lifters and can’t satisfy demand Personal Tech08 May 2018 | 19
Motorised robo-coolbox biz Starship makes lunchtime pitch to campus-dwellers Too lazy to get a meal deal? Ask for drone deliveries Science01 May 2018 | 17
LESTER gets ready to trundle: The Register's beer-bot has a name And garners industry attention Personal Tech20 Apr 2018 | 53
Machines learned to assemble IKEA’s semi-disposable furniture Oi! Robots! Take this human job. PLEEEAASE take this job AI + ML19 Apr 2018 | 75
El Reg needs you – to help build an automated beer-transporting robot We're thirsty and comfy and there's work to do and it's faaar Bootnotes11 Apr 2018 | 164
Get ready for the Internet of Battle Things, warns US Army AI boffin Future wars will be fought with physical and cyber robots AI + ML11 Apr 2018 | 25
Googlers revolt over AI military tech contract, brainiacs boycott killer robots, and more Roundup Your guide to this week in machine-learning AI + ML07 Apr 2018 | 35
I'll bee back: Boffin's bionic bug Band-Aid after real ones all die Plus: Leaping robotic spiders, anyone? No? Science02 Mar 2018 | 21
Wanna build an AI robot? Don't have an actual robot yet? Try this Holodeck for droids OpenAI emits more simulation environments for toolkit Gym AI + ML26 Feb 2018 | 11
Japan's Robo-Bartenders point to a golden future Tired travellers floored by perfectly poured pints Bootnotes20 Feb 2018 | 75
Reinforcement learning woes, robot doggos, Amazon's homegrown AI chips, and more Roundup Why machines aren't really superhuman at all AI + ML17 Feb 2018 | 25
Is that you, T-1000? No, just a lil robot that can mimic humans on sight Video Don't worry, it's not as terrifying as it sounds AI + ML08 Feb 2018 | 9
Sex robot forum venue 'encrypted in a poem' All Greek Orthodox church halls to me Personal Tech19 Dec 2017 | 15
Pest control: Eggheads work to help RoboBees dodge that fly-swatter Whoosh... gust of wind - sorry chaps, I'm out Science15 Dec 2017 | 23
Storage uber alles: SoftBank chucks $20 mill into Nexenta's hat Which pie *doesn't* Japanese corp have a finger in? Storage28 Nov 2017 |
Why Boston Dynamics' backflipping borg shouldn't scare you Ruse of the Machines Science17 Nov 2017 | 36
Tesla buys robot maker. Hang on, isn't that your sci-fi bogeyman, Elon? Slight glitch in Industrial Revolution 4.0 On-Prem08 Nov 2017 | 34
More expensive, takes longer than usual, not particularly brilliant. Yes, it's your robot surgeon Also, AI isn't really doing much for the economy Science07 Nov 2017 | 21
Robot takes the job of sitting on your arse Poll Ford reveals 'metallic butt' used to test car seats. We're calling it Seat-3-P-O Bootnotes31 Oct 2017 | 45
Robot granted Saudi citizenship has more rights than Saudi women Creepy Sophia strikes again AI + ML27 Oct 2017 | 34
It's time to rebuild the world for robots We smoothed the world for cars, but assume robots will have eyes and ears Science24 Oct 2017 | 55
Boeing borgs robot aeronautics biz Aurora Flight Sciences Will this be the end of piloted planes? Give it a while yet Science05 Oct 2017 | 13
BOFH: Come on, PFY, let's pick a Boss Episode 12 Robot intelligence not there yet... but neither is Boss intelligence BOFH29 Sep 2017 | 35
Behold, says robo-mall-cop maker: Our crime-busting dune buggy packed with spy gear Pics Surveillance bots are just 'a very weird data center' Science20 Sep 2017 | 75
Smart robots prove stupidly easy to hack for spying and murder Your plastic pal who's psychotic Security22 Aug 2017 | 12
Elon Musk among 116 AI types calling on UN to nobble robo-weapons before they go all Skynet Open letter to UN warns of 'weapons hacked to behave in undesirable ways' AI + ML21 Aug 2017 | 40
This surf-and-turf robot swims using ribbon-like fins. And it's floated for US Navy approval Feature Undulating propulsion system makes waves, useful for amphibious missions Science01 Aug 2017 | 26
Security robot falls into pond after failing to spot stairs or water Add 'rent-a-cop' to the 'jobs safe from AI' list … for now Science18 Jul 2017 | 106
Robo-surgeons, self-driving cars face similar legal, ethical headaches Like transportation, medicine is becoming more automated, for better or worse Science13 Jul 2017 | 8