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On AlterNet: robots

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "robots"

Flesh-Eating Robots Developed for Pentagon

Flesh-Eating Robots Developed for Pentagon

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2009.
Things don't look good for humanity.

Attack of the Killer Robots: Pentagon Plans to Deploy Autonomous Robots in War Zones

Attack of the Killer Robots: Pentagon Plans to Deploy Autonomous Robots in War Zones

Eric Stoner, In These Times. February 18, 2009.
The Pentagon's dream of a techno army will -- and should -- fail.

Government Blows $300M on Military Robots by Man Who Builds Vacuums

Government Blows $300M on Military Robots by Man Who Builds Vacuums

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. February 12, 2009.
Seriously ... $300 million dollars ... to the guy who invented the Roomba ... to build violent robots. Seriously.

Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting Killer Robots?

Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting Killer Robots?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 20, 2008.
A dystopian sci-fi fantasy may soon be coming to fruition on a battlefield near you.

Wall-E's Wal-Mart Robot Conspiracy Exposed

Wall-E's Wal-Mart Robot Conspiracy Exposed

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 1, 2008.
The Wall-E theory of humanity.

Feminism Vs. Fembots

Feminism Vs. Fembots

Alicia Rebensdorf, AlterNet. September 26, 2007.
Fembots have long been known for promoting retrograde sexist ideals. Will the ad and entertainment industries' latest round of robotic women be any different?