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The Pentagon today announced a robot competition, putting out a call for the type of full-service bot that could go into a dangerous emergency situation, perform multiple tasks and complete a mission.

The robot in question, AIdol, is the product of a Russian company called Idol, which was presenting at a forum from the New ...

Researchers at DARPA are seeking to create smoother relations between robotic systems and humans, and because nothing enhances communication like good manners, they’re developing a kind of “finishing ...

Developed by the Russian firm Idol, AIdol was unveiled at an event organised by the New Technology Coalition, a consortium ...

Just when we thought the fight couldn’t get any harder against our soon-to-be robotic overlords, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) decides to screw us over. They’ve issued a ...

This weekend, Google-acquired Schaft bested 15 others teams competing in a robotics challenge sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), by remotely navigating a sophisticated ...