September 15, 2025 — Virginia Tech researchers received a grant worth more than $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to expand robot theater, an after-school program that helps children ...

In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of robots in war, including remotely controlled robots, operated in some cases by military personnel on a different continent from the machine ...

Wrap is proactively developing human centered non-lethal response and policy frameworks with the aim to protect the public as ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — How does society approach the ethical use of artificial intelligence and building robots? It’s a question students at the University of Texas at Austin will soon have to take a deeper ...

Virginia Tech researchers have received a grant worth more than $500,000 from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This money is to be used to expand robot theatre, an after-school programme designed ...

Military robots equipped with artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons raise a major question: can they respect human ...

Sara Wenger. Photo provided by Sara Wenger/courtesy Virginia Tech. Is it possible to have a loving relationship with a robot? Is a machine capable of giving consent? And how do gender dynamics play ...

In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape, intelligent robotics is playing a pivotal role in revolutionizing industries across the globe. With ...

In this introductory week, you will delve into the fascinating world of computing, ethics, and society. You will explore the fundamental concepts of ethics and ethical frameworks, providing a solid ...

1. What is the Report about? As part of its work programme for 2016-2017, a working group of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), a scientific advisory ...

Last month I came across two research grants that push the boundaries of existing technology so far that they sound like science fiction. I have concerns about both projects, but they are so ambitious ...