The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Ever wonder what’s under the hood with a competitive battle robot like this one? It’s usually a big secret as teams don’t care to give their competition any help. But [AlexHrn] de… ...

The arm-mounted device is literally a robot that lets soldiers shoot guns better. Scifi references aside, the exoskeleton seems to make good sense.

But in many ways, rollouts of less-lethal firearms, robot dogs on the battlefield, and startups pushing to replace deadly home pistols with less-dangerous pepper spray guns, 2015 was the year of ...

The U.S. Army, looking to use more robots on the battlefield, this week is getting a peek at just how ready robots are to become trusted parts of the military.