ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers in New York proposed a bill that would ban arming robots and drones. As part of the announcement, they held a press conference at the State Capitol with Spot, a ...

The bill specifically bans the sale, transfer, modification, operation, or equipping of robots or drones with mounted weapons. Prohibited weapons include firearms, stun guns, chemical agents, lasers, ...

It sounds like something out of a movie, but ACLU California Action is warning Californians that a real life RoboCop could soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction. “ACLU joins Californians in ...

Police have used drones and robots over the years for purposes ranging from getting an eye-in-the-sky view of accidents to remotely tear-gassing a hard-to-reach suspect. Many anticipate police use of ...

Imagine a robotics CEO pitching weaponized humanoid over cocktails at the Waldorf Astoria, targeting Trump’s nominee for antisemitism envoy. That’s exactly what happened when Foundation Robotics ...

This past July, Dallas police used a ground robot to kill a man who had killed five police officers in a mass shooting. The incident kicked off a national discussion about lethal robots and what role ...

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