The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Ghost Robotics strapped a gun to its robot dog The company has previously made other machines for the military as well.

Peaches and cream. Smoked salmon and cream cheese. Robots with guns. All these things are natural partners, combinations sent from heaven to us Earth-bound monkeys to make our sad lives better ...

Ever wonder what’s under the hood with a competitive battle robot like this one? It’s usually a big secret as teams don’t care to give their competition any help. But [AlexHrn] de… ...

But in many ways, rollouts of less-lethal firearms, robot dogs on the battlefield, and startups pushing to replace deadly home pistols with less-dangerous pepper spray guns, 2015 was the year of ...

The U.S. Army, looking to use more robots on the battlefield, this week is getting a peek at just how ready robots are to become trusted parts of the military.