It's not too late to change your Halloween costume.

This week the U.S. military took one step toward making the freakish humanoid robots of Arnold Schwarzenneger's Terminator films a reality. For real. Thank heavens there's friendlier (and tastier!) bot news, too.

Robots in movies may be evil more often than good, but they're becoming part of our lives. And their tech is evolving so that they "feel" more like we do.

Robots emulating animals, titillating pole dancers, and artists--all for our benefit. What a world.

Heating robots, war robots, and soldier-assisting robots that will upset those of a nervous disposition. It's all in This Week In Bots:

Yep, that's right, we said animaltastic.

Healthy humans are generally better than robots at fancy flying maneuvers, walking, running, and rolling, too. But for how long?

"The Skynet missile defense system goes online April 19th 2011, declares war on mankind, and triggers a nuclear apocalypse two days later." So says the Terminator story anyway, imagining a tomorrow peopled with killer robots. They're not killers yet--but they're undoubtedly crafty.

How would you feel if you met Danish Professor Henrik Scharfe and then moments later were introduced to another Henrik Scharfe, this time an almost identical android? A new Geminoid bot makes this possible.