The Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors could allow police to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations. The 11-member board will vote Tuesday, Nov. 29 ...

San Francisco supervisors voted on Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would have let police use robots for deadly force just days after their approval of the plan generated ...

No charge. As longtime readers may know, I’m a booster of robots, drones, and automated vehicles. This vote in San Francisco to allow police to use robots to kill or incapacitate threatening ...

On today’s show, we discuss San Francisco’s proposal to authorize SFPD to use killer robots, going before a final vote by the Board of Supervisors on December 6. We’re joined by Dean Preston, San ...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 last Tuesday to permit police to use robots armed with explosives in extreme situations where lives are at stake and no other alternative is available.

SAN FRANCISCO: Police in San Francisco defended their potential use of killer robots on Thursday, insisting they would be a "last resort" and only for very dangerous situations. Detectives in the ...

SAN FRANCISCO: A plan to equip San Francisco police with killer robots was sent back to the drawing board on Dec 6 after city council members said they were having second thoughts. City ...

What’s especially exciting about these police-like robots is that they have thermal ... and a downtown San Francisco parking structure. JDS Security has reported impressive numbers at each ...

WALTHAM - Boston Dynamics ' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company ...

The difference between hydraulics and electric motors is non-trivial, with tremendous implications in terms of cost, design, and performance ...

Sounds like a hot robot. Jordan Clark moved to San Diego from a small town in Connecticut when he was 16. Inspired by local groups such as Boilermaker, Pinback, No Knife, Tanner, and Drive Like ...