robots Japanese company recruits Gundam-esque Mechas to fix railroads Thom Dunn

robots A robot tugboat just made a successful 1000-mile journey overseas Thom Dunn

robots Watch a wombat-sized research robot burrow into marsupial holes Thom Dunn

books "Robots in Rowboats" is a delightfully whimsical coffee table book Thom Dunn

robots Japanese town enlists terrifying robot wolves to protect them from bears Thom Dunn

artificial intelligence Someone programmed a bot to order thousands of McSundaes every 30 minutes to find out which machines are broken. Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Would you let this robot swab your nose for a coronavirus test? Thom Dunn

robots Bosstown Dynamics, the future of law enforcement Rob Beschizza

video games We were inches away from the fabled Doom and Halo crossover Grant St. Clair

robots Have you ever seen a robot play the cello? Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets Who is that stunning 3-in-1 wireless charging station across the room? Boing Boing's Shop

japanese cuisine This video shows you how to travel in Japan on the cheap Mark Frauenfelder

Science Watch a blowtorch-wielding robodog kill weeds Gail Sherman

Science As institutional investors vote no on his $47 billion pay package, Elon says, "Look at this robot" Jason Weisberger

copyright Federal judge says AI-generated artwork can't be copyrighted, because of monkeys Thom Dunn

Knock his block off I loved me some "Gnip Gnop" Jason Weisberger

AI Confuse-A-Bot is a new game that helps you fight the real-life AI apocalypse with bad data … and cheese Thom Dunn

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

Science Cornell researchers study "trash barrel robots" in New York City Jennifer Sandlin