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Collaborative Robot Assists Workers, Rather Than Replacing Them

As robotic technology becomes a staple in the manufacturing industry, many workers fear that they could lose their jobs to …

11 years ago

Bartending Robot Is Way Cooler Than Non-Bartending Robots

Even though the best bar I’ve ever been to has been closed for years, I still recall it fondly. While …

11 years ago

Man Shoots Police Robot, Man Loses

The days of cops risking their lives in dangerous situations involving armed suspects could see an end in the distant …

11 years ago

Propaganda Posters For The Impending Robot Takeover

If we learned anything from the fiasco that followed Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of <I>The War of the Worlds</I>, …

11 years ago

Boston Dynamic’s Latest Robot Can Throw Cinder Blocks Farther Than You

Meet BigDog. BigDog may very well give you nightmares, or at least further your paranoia that, day by day, robots …

11 years ago

A Swarm Of Robots Builds A Bridge In A Swimming Pool

We’ve all been there: stranded, needing to get across a random body of water, but alas, there’s not a bridge …

11 years ago

Stop The Killer Robots Campaign Hopes To, Well, Stop The Killer Robots

It only took decades upon decades of stories, movies, TV shows, and video games for humans to take a stand …

11 years ago

The Walking Ostrich Robot: Russia’s Gift To The World

Not every robot in the world needs to be sleek, shiny, and full of gun turrets in order to be …

11 years ago

Robot Makes Schooling Possible For Homebound Second Grader

While I freely profess the damnation and death of all humans will come at the bionic hands of robots, I …

11 years ago

Shh! This Robot Uses Your Noise As Its Disguise

The Human Advantage going into the unavoidable future war with the robots is well on its way to extinction, thanks …

11 years ago

Bionic Robot Makes Steve Austin Look Like The $6,000 Man

Advancements in robotics, artificial anatomy, and genetics are putting human beings on perilous ground, and we will soon live in …

11 years ago

A Robot With A Chainsaw Makes Furniture, Not Murder

The amount of common sense that tells a person not to stick a group of spiders in the path of …

11 years ago

This Robot Will Clean Your Windows Before Taking Over The World

I don’t need an infomercial’s incessant problem-listing to know that cleaning windows can be a son of a bitch. Depending …

11 years ago

Robot Roaches Inspire Robots Of My Nightmares

Let me get this out of the way right up top. Bugs don’t scare me. As in, “I may shriek …

11 years ago

This Robotic Spider Dress Will Almost Certainly Kill Us All

As you might expect from our masthead, we like robots here at GFR. But even our love for the most …

11 years ago

Diego-San Is One Creepy Robot Baby

We would like to apologize in advance for the horrific nightmares this next video will give you. If you would …

11 years ago

Vote For The Robot As One Of Monopoly’s New Game Pieces

I haven’t played Monopoly in years, and I think the last time I did, it was the NFL version. So, …

11 years ago

Syfy’s Robot Combat League Impresses Robot Afficionado George Lucas

George Lucas likes robots. That seems like an obvious statement, right? Mechanized automatons have figured prominently in many of his …

11 years ago

All-Robot Heavy Metal Band Kicks Out The Jams

Science fiction has taught us that robots will eventually become sentient, rise up against their human creators, and enslave us …

11 years ago

DARPA’s New Robot Will Follow You Into The Woods

We’re now one step closer to being mauled by a giant robotic animal controlled by a nerdy warlord. Thanks to …

11 years ago

Robots Can Now Swim 9,000 Miles Better Than You

Regardless of what kind of swimmer you are, there is a specific kind of accomplished pride that accompanies making a …

11 years ago

Energy-Efficient Robots Spinning Inspiration From Whirligig Beetle

While the whirligig beetle may not be the most interesting insect to watch for long periods of time, there is …

11 years ago

Fast Food To Get Gourmet Facelift And Actually Become Fast Again

Working in a fast food restaurant has been a part of millions of Americans’ lives at one point or another. …

11 years ago

This Amphibious Robot Snake Will Come After You In The Pool

Remember the first time you watched Jaws, and you subsequently refused to go swimming for the entire summer that followed? …

11 years ago

Syfy Announces Real Steel-Style Robot Fighting Show

Whether you liked Hugh Jackman’s robot-boxing flick Real Steel or not, you have to love the core concept: remote-controlled robots …

11 years ago

We’re Boned: The Robot Invasion Has Begun

We try to stay on top of all things robotic here at GFR, so this is the sort of story …

11 years ago

A Young Isaac Asimov Explains The Laws Of Robotics

Even if you’ve never heard them called by name, or even have no idea who Isaac Asimov was, I guarantee …

11 years ago

South Korean Super Gun Can Target You From 3km Away

Who needs snipers anyway? Not South Korea, for one. A new advanced weapons system developed by the defense contractors DoDaam …

11 years ago