In Korea and Japan, humanoid machines aren’t rivals but partners, assisting with elder care, creating jobs for people with disabilities, and even leading religious rituals.
Candi K. Cann | Mar 19
Isaac Asimov’s “Handbook of Robotics” imagined simple rules for machine morality. But reality is a maze of contradictions, biases, and blind spots.
De Kai | Dec 15, 2025
Artificial servants, autonomous killing machines, surveillance systems, and sex robots have been part of the human imagination for thousands of years.
E.R. Truitt | Nov 24, 2021
Technologies will soon make it far easier for anyone to make a custom robot. Will this result in a zoo of obnoxious, exotic new creatures?
Illah Reza Nourbakhsh | Feb 20, 2020
A once-unthinkable concept is gaining traction and deserves our attention.
David Gunkel | Jan 27, 2020
Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated.
John M. Jordan | Jul 29, 2019
