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ROBOTS

The chess robot rebellion has begun.

'This, of Course, Is Bad': A Chess Robot Accidentally Broke a 7-Year-Old's Finger

The robot mistook the boy's finger for a chess piece.

Jake Rossen

Don't fear the robots.

4 Misconceptions About Robots

Robots are a very real part of the modern world, in everything from car factories to vacuum cleaners.

Justin Dodd

Tortilla chips at a Chipotle in Miami.

Chipotle Is Employing a Tortilla Chip-Making Robot Named Chippy, and Has Programmed It to Make Some Imperfect Chips

Not every Chipotle chip has the same amount of salt and lime—and that’s one human “error” that Chippy purposely won’t fix.

Ellen Gutoskey



Sony Pictures

The Automata of Terror: Cinema's 8 Scariest Robots

These bots aren't the most iconic, or the most feasible systems, but they are the ones whose twisted functionality will haunt your silly, human dreams

Erik Sofge


SharkNinja/Amazon

This Robot Vacuum Has Over 4000 Reviews and Is Now $180 Off

Right now on Amazon, you can save $180 on a Shark AV1010AE IQ robot vacuum with a 4.5-star rating and over 4000 reviews.

Elaine Selna


Cary Elwes and Robin Wright in The Princess Bride (1987).

The 20 Most—And 20 Least—Stressful Romance Movies, According to AI

You might think ‘The Princess Bride’ is the ultimate comfort movie. According to one computer program, you couldn’t be more wrong.

Ellen Gutoskey


What do they know?

Common Misconceptions About Robots and Artificial Intelligence

Where does robotics end and artificial intelligence begin? Can your robot vacuum take over the world? Answers to those questions and more.

Ellen Gutoskey
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