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  • This U.S. State Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding Robots

    This U.S. State Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding Robots

    Bad news for fans of gun-toting killer robots. Massachusetts wants to make Black Mirror fantasies illegal. This week, two state senators proposed a first-of-its-kind bill that, if passed, would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of robots with mounted weapons. The bill would also put in place new safeguards prohibiting law enforcement or others from…


  • The CES 2023 Robots That Want to Replace Your Family Pet

    The CES 2023 Robots That Want to Replace Your Family Pet

    As a kid, I had real pets and toy pets. The real pets loved me, for the most part. The plastic dogs of the early 2000s, whether they were the sharp-edged Poo-Chi or the iRobot, didn’t like me nearly as much. Probably because of how often they ended up getting kicked around the basement floor.