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Can we trust military drones to decide when to fire?

17 June 2009

"Ethical governor" software has been developed that would allow military robots to make their own decisions about wielding lethal force

Sensitive robot knows when it has punched you

7 November 2007

When people start to work more closely with robots collisions will be inevitable, so robots will need the skills to respond

Float like a robot butterfly

11 April 2007

Now that we know how insects fly, the race is on to copy them to build tiny airborne robots

By any machines necessary

3 November 2004

Protest is not just about the people any more. Modern-day activists have some high-tech tricks up their sleeves, says Scott Lafee

The sun catcher

25 July 2003

Take one Hollywood stuntman, a spacecraft and a death-defying helicopter chase and you have the makings of a great movie – or simply NASA's most daring mission yet. Hazel Muir bags a front-row seat

Uncharted territory

30 May 2003

Most robots get lost if asked to find their way around, but now there's a way for them to make sense of their surroundings, says Justin Mullins

A kinder, gentler killer

30 June 2000

Squawk, burble and pop

7 April 2000

Seek and destroy

4 December 1999

The naked aviator

26 July 1996