Opinion

Rise of the AI Soldiers

The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot. And ...
It has emerged that Foundation, a San Francisco-based US company, handed over two Phantom MK-1 humanoid soldier robots to Ukraine in February.
The Army Research Laboratory is exploring new applications of AI designed to better enable forward-operating robot “tanks” to acquire targets, discern and organize war-crucial information, surveil ...
On the front lines in Ukraine, unmanned systems are now being used not only for reconnaissance and logistics but also in ...
Robot soldiers are now operating in Ukraine's combat zones as the Phantom MK-1 humanoids mark the arrival of autonomous warfare technology.
Analysts at Barclays said China’s top three producers — Agibot, Unitree and UBTech — accounted for 70 per cent of global ...
Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...