Can build a house in three days

The days of skilled brick-layers making a fortune are coming to a close after a bricklaying robot named Hadrian was described in 2015 by Australian firm Fastbrick Robotics as capable of building the brick shell of a house in a matter of days, and it has now managed to complete the task.

But still using Windows ME

The British Army is carrying out a test of military robots and drones over the next month.

Looking for micro-sized Sara Conners

Boffins at MIT have announced a discovery that could allow mass production of self-powered robots that are the size of cells.

Asking a robot about AI

The UK Parliament has announced that it will ask a robot about AI issues.

 
The only problem is they scuttle away when the light is switched on

Rolls-Royce is developing tiny “cockroach” robots that can crawl inside aircraft engines to spot and fix problems.

Strike a light

We've had robot vacuum cleaners for quite a few years, but now it seems Amazon is working on a more ambitious project.

Boffins tell South Korean university to stop research

Leading AI experts have boycotted a South Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology over its partnership with weapons manufacturer Hanwha Systems to make AI armed robots.

Companies tell world “go stick your head in a pig”

Robots are shipping with shedloads of vulnerabilities that no one seems to care much about.

Musk never sleeps

Tesla boss Elon Musk is among a group of 116 founders of robotics and artificial intelligence companies which is calling on the United Nations to ban autonomous weapons.

250,000 Civil service jobs replaced by cybermen in the UK

A UK government think tank believes that more than 250,000 jobs in the public sector could be replaced by AI in the next 15 years.