A simulated 3D view of tone of the ‘microfliers’ (Credits: Northwestern University/ SWNS) A winged microchip about the size of a grain of sand has become the smallest-ever man-made flying machine.

Film robots are normally mean machines, but in the latest animated movie, WALL-E, the hero shows his mettle and saves the day. Steve Pratt pushes a few buttons. SHE’S sleek and sexy. She’s young and ...

A robot which has the capacity to decide it will inflict pain on humans has been invented - breaking one of the standard rules for artificial intelligence. From Will Smith movie I, Robot, one of the ...

Fear of man made machines is growing as they become stronger - but Alexander Reben says his new invention shows we need to prepare for the worst Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE ...