Robot

WALL-E and The Fall of Man

Joshua David Stein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Entertainment


Joshua David Stein

Wall-E is hopefully the first herald that the studios (or at least the smart ones) have finally said, "Phooey on humans. Robots are where it's at!"

Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: Arachnophilia

Rob Kutner | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics


Rob Kutner

My new book, Apocalypse How, is about how the world is about to end... and why we should be psyched! It's the first-ever work of apocalyptic literatur...

A Pain in the ASIMO

Ivan Katz | Posted 04.28.2008 | Business


Ivan Katz

Honda is engaged in marketing; it wishes to associate its humanoid robot with the civic-minded work of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Japan Looks to a Robot Future

AP | HIROKO TABUCHI | Posted 03.01.2008 | Business


TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fe...

Sexbots for Better Sex?

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 02.22.2008 | Living


Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

Ask practically anybody who has had amazing sex with another, and they will rarely tell you that their sex toy trumps lovemaking.

Robot-clad Professor Heckles Bill Clinton At Iowa Campaign Stop

T.M. Lindsey | Posted 12.12.2007 | Home


T.M. Lindsey

An unidentified robot heckled the former president, who was playing the surrogate role while stumping Hillary Clinton, at the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus Monday night.

Bill Clinton Heckled By 'Robot'

CNN | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


Bill Clinton has dealt with his fair share of hecklers over the years, but on Monday night he faced off with his first robot. Or, more specifically, ...