Maybe there's hope, after all.

http://i.imgur.com/xCUlQk0.gif

World Cup to begin with mind-controlled exoskeleton kick

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57616515-1/world-cup-to-begin-with-mind-controlled-exoskeleton-kick/

Oh great. It's started...

The K5 security robot will begin patrolling one Silicon Valley campus this year

Armed security guard drone anyone?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzKvTPmv8z4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

...but they're our friends. Look, this one brought me beer!


First Beer Delivery by Drone Debuts in Minnesota

Robot writes LA Times earthquake breaking news article
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26614051

Now they're just toying with us...

QuoteTerminator-maker 'Cyberdyne Inc' lists on Tokyo stock exchange
readers of a more fatalistic disposition may be dismayed, but probably not surprised, to hear that Cyberdyne - the company that invented Skynet and ultimately the murderous "Terminator" machines - has just listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.

Keep 'Killer Robots' Out of Policing

Human Rights Watch:

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(Geneva) – Fully autonomous weapons, or "killer robots," would jeopardize basic human rights, whether used in wartime or for law enforcement, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today, on the eve of the first multilateral meeting on the subject at the United Nations.

Armed Russian robocops to defend missile bases

These robots can detect and destroy targets, without human involvement.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229664.400-armed-russian-robocops-to-defend-missile-bases.htm

BTW....

Eighty-seven countries recently participated in a UN summit on lethal autonomous weapons, which concluded with a resolution to address the issue again in November. **ONLY** Cuba, Pakistan, Egypt, Ecuador, and the Vatican backed a lethal autonomous weapons ban at the UN; everyone else wasn't sure. In short, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.

Sh!t just got real!

"It weighs around 900 kilograms and has cameras, a laser rangefinder and radar sensors. For fire power it has a 12.7-millimetre heavy machine gun, with optional smaller weapons. It is quick too, hitting speeds of 45 kilometres per hour on a petrol engine."

You know our govt can't let Russia one-up us in any way with regard to arms.

>got real!

Yup, humanity has just crossed the line in the sand. (Publicly.  I'm sure that several countries already have this -or greater- capability in the closet.)

>our govt can't let Russia one-up us

One of our drones will soon decide to up the game.

OK, this is war!

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027687/i-tasted-bbq-sauce-made-by-ibms-watson-and-loved-it

BBQ Sauce!?  Oh F!

You can enslave our women & children but in NC nobody f#cks with our bbq sauce.

Well, now there's no need for you to even try and run...

"The robot, called Raptor, has two nimble legs and a mechanism that mimics a tail. In a recent experiment, it achieved an impressive speed of 46 kilometers per hour on a treadmill.

That's faster than the fastest human, the Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt"

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/velociraptor-inspires-fast-running-robot-140531.htm