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
Google blows $800k on bots to flood the UK with 30,000 'articles' a month Templated stories sourced from gov databases to push web ads. Welcome to your dystopia AI + ML06 Jul 2017 | 69
It's time for a long, hard mass debate over sex robots, experts conclude Society has yet to – and perhaps never will – come to terms with creepy kid love dolls Science06 Jul 2017 | 120
Why, Robot? Understanding AI ethics Maybe we're headed for a robo-pocalpse, but let's deal with these other problems first, eh? AI + ML04 Jul 2017 | 42
Gov.UK pops open tin of AI and robotics research cash Government opens Industrial Strategy linked funding call AI + ML22 Jun 2017 | 1
Alphabet offloads bot businesses Boston Dynamics and SCHAFT Who's the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all about? SoftBank. Damn right On-Prem09 Jun 2017 | 8
German robo-pastor preaches the GNU Testament Bless me father for I have SYNTAX ERROR Bootnotes31 May 2017 | 32
Love bots lecture thrills room full of Reg readers These are not the sex droids you’re looking for... Lectures30 May 2017 | 10
SoftBank-Saudi fund raises world's biggest tech pot at $93bn AI, robotics fund definitely won't trigger the singularity *twitch* On-Prem22 May 2017 | 11
Robot lands a 737 by hand, on a dare from DARPA Building a bot for the co-pilot's seat may be cheaper than adding automation software AI + ML17 May 2017 | 106
Pay attention. We're only going to show you this once: OpenAI coaches robots to copy humans Droids given 'one shot' lessons to stack blocks Science16 May 2017 | 4
Rich professionals could be replaced by AI, shrieks Gartner Rise of the Machines Doctors, lawyers, IT folk ... all lost in time, like tears in rain... AI + ML09 May 2017 | 74
Accept for a second that robot surgeons exist. Who will check they're up to the job – and how? Let us level with you... Science20 Apr 2017 | 17
Parcel bods Hermes become latest London drone delivery droogs Another reason for non-delivery, perhaps? Science12 Apr 2017 | 27
Hertfordshire primary school girls prepare for World Robotics Champs And they need some financial help getting there. Fancy chucking a few quid in? Personal Tech29 Mar 2017 | 27
Robots are killing jobs after all, apparently: One droid equals 5.6 workers So much for the utopian techno future, according to this study On-Prem28 Mar 2017 | 59
Miss Misery on hacking Mr Robot and the Missing Sense of Fun Stob He's both the sharpest tool AND two spanners short Columnists28 Mar 2017 | 88
Spotted: Bizarre SpaceX rocket-snatching machine that looks like it belongs on Robot Wars Pic Mawhrin-Skel to ride again? Science23 Mar 2017 | 57
Wanted: Bot mechanic. New nerds, apply within Sysadmin Blog Servicing your mechanical overlords Science21 Mar 2017 | 22
Telepresence robot 'hackable' – security researchers Firm's boss says customer data was not exposed Security13 Mar 2017 | 4
Family of technician slain by factory robot sues everyone involved Industrial bot builders, installers, maintainers blamed for horrific accident Science11 Mar 2017 | 76
Get a GRIP! Robolution ain't happening until TOUCH is cracked Forget computer vision and AI – why Ocado's on the money Science10 Mar 2017 | 32
Stop the press: Journos not happy losing jobs to journo bots, say journos Boring, bland... yes, this AI will fit right in at today's newsrooms AI + ML06 Mar 2017 | 42
Dyson backs Britain plc with $2.5bn AI and robotics investment Look out, Google, your killer pram does not impress us AI + ML01 Mar 2017 | 76
Infosec white-coats: Robots are riddled with software security bugs Soulless contraptions in the home or at work are a risk – not to humanity Security01 Mar 2017 | 9
MEPs in 'urgent' call for new laws on artificial intelligence and robotics Liability issues with self-driving cars is key concern Legal16 Feb 2017 | 17
Microsoft offers drone lovers a simulator Get to keep hardware home, gain machine learning anyway AI + ML15 Feb 2017 | 12
Watch: MIT's terrifying invisible gel robo-eels snatch live fish Videos Plus: Boston Dynamics builds 'nightmare-inducing' jumping pram Science02 Feb 2017 | 22
This goldfish and its steerable robot tank will destroy humanity RotM Mark our words. First this uni campus, then the world Science26 Jan 2017 | 40
Yes, just what they need: Curious Dr MISFA injects a healthy dose of curiosity into robots Algorithm aims to make 'droids more autonomous AI + ML24 Jan 2017 | 7
AI and robots? Will someone think of the jobs, says HPE CEO Whitman Yeah, just don't worry about the 100k plus you've tossed on the bonfire Meg AI + ML17 Jan 2017 | 45
Revealed: How Nvidia's 'backseat driver' AI learned to read lips Driving assistant gives self-drivers a bit of Lip(Net) AI + ML17 Jan 2017 | 25