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This Week In Bots: Don't Take This The Wrong Way, But You're A Terminator, Right?

In many ways the design of robots inches closer to human form every day, and also approaches sci-fi's visions (although some say that's a bad thing):READ»

The DIY Terminator: Private Robot Armies And The Algorithm-Run Future Of War

In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: Predator drones are just the start of unmanned, autonomous warfare technology. But as the tech becomes more democratized and more deadly, what happens when anyone can assemble an army of killing machines?READ»

The State Of Our Robot Overlords, On The Day Skynet Becomes Self-Aware

"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. READ»

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My, Your Android Overlord Certainly Has a Firm Handshake [Video]

Robot arms in real life have rarely approached the tech you've seen in the movies...until now.READ»

The Road to HAL Is Paved With Good Intentions: The Future of Google?

Google's CEO wants to take the company beyond search. Way beyond...READ»

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How Will Robots See in 2018? [exclusive video]

The team at Imaginary Forces used a combination of military and NASA technology to answer that question for the movie 'Terminator Salvation.' Karin Fong shows us how Terminator's "Machine Vision" was created in this exclusive video.READ»

Robocalypse Alert: Defense Contract Awarded to Scary BigDog

You remember BigDog, don't you? It's that loud all-terrain prototype robot quadruped that peopled your dreams with Terminator-esque nightmares when you saw the video. DARPA just awarded a $32 million contract to build it. The ...READ»

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Hulu: The Second Life of Network Shows

Hulu has made online hits of network also-rans.READ»

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Boston Dynamics Robots Tiptoe Toward Terminator

A new video of a Boston Dynamics robot has surfaced--possibly the scariest yet. The company's name alone should give you the willies if you've watched the Terminator movies or seen the previous chilling robots ...READ»

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Changes Thirty-six months, predicts Terminator director McG: By then, any content you want will be available on your choice of screens, from the one in your pocket to the 100-foot-long version at your local multiplex. That was one ...READ»

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Is Google Terminator's SkyNet?

Is Google SkyNet? In a word: Yes. In fact, in some ways, it's even smarter. SkyNet didn't assume worldwide domination until 2029, while Google has already effectively monopolized search and it's only 2009. Sure, one uses a giant Web ...READ»

Terminator Salvation: What You Missed So Far

Ever since director McG graced the cover of our May issue, we've been preparing for the Terminator Salvation invasion (which begins tonight in theaters) with a series of articles, videos and slideshows. Here's a cheat sheet for ...READ»

Terminator Salvation: Making of the T-600 [photo gallery]

Last week we revealed the evolution of the water-based Hydrobots. Today we offer a look at the making of another Terminator Salvation star: the T-600. The inspiration for the look and movement of the T-600 came from the ...READ»

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