http://dir.salon.com/topics/robots/?source=rss&aim=robots en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/24/transformers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/24/transformers/index.html?source=rss Giant robots battle it out (and hump Megan Fox's leg) in this loud and clumsy summer spectacular By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/11/29/robot_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/11/29/robot_love/index.html?source=rss Is that a hard drive in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/04/demented_robot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/04/demented_robot/index.html?source=rss Japanese scientists show off a "toddler" robot so scary you wonder if they were getting help from Stephen King. By K.L. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/submissions/2006/02/27/singing_in_the_rain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/submissions/2006/02/27/singing_in_the_rain/index.html?source=rss A sublimely brainy tribute to "Singing in the Rain." By David Womack Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/08/30/cannibals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/08/30/cannibals/index.html?source=rss One New York writer welcomes GOP delegates with a self-published Swiftian satire -- recipes included! By David Pescovitz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/11/30/big_idea_tech_list/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/11/30/big_idea_tech_list/index.html?source=rss Robugs, biologically based software, the GeoWeb, transgenic art and other hot frontiers in technological innovation. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/18/automation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/09/18/automation/index.html?source=rss Consumers love ATMs, self-checkout machines and airport boarding-pass kiosks. But what about the workers who get automated out of existence? By William Shunn Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/07/16/city_of_angels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/07/16/city_of_angels/index.html?source=rss Their affair was nurtured by a robot and watched by millions -- but its ratings were shaky. By Lee Gutkind Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/11/robocup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/11/robocup/index.html?source=rss Roboticists want to field a team of automatons in the 2050 World Cup that can win it all. Are they nuts? Or is this how progress is made? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/letters/2002/03/01/hanussen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/letters/2002/03/01/hanussen/index.html?source=rss Readers respond to articles on Hitler's Jewish psychic and Robert Brooks' vision of the future. By Brad Wieners Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/25/afghan_robot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/25/afghan_robot/index.html?source=rss A Net-controlled robot reporter from MIT may be headed for Afghanistan. By John Glassie Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/25/flesh_machines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/25/flesh_machines/index.html?source=rss Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood. By Douglas Cruickshank Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/10/24/the_pod/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/10/24/the_pod/index.html?source=rss The future is pregnant with friendly, mood-sensitive cars. Fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a really, really cute ride. By Dan Dinello Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/06/21/robots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/06/21/robots/index.html?source=rss From Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" to Steven Spielberg's "A.I.," the line between man and machine has never been clear. By Janelle Brown Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/13/pesce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/13/pesce/index.html?source=rss Robot buddies will lead our children into a bright future, says Mark Pesce in his new book, "The Playful World." By Janelle Brown Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/09/14/robo_sapiens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/09/14/robo_sapiens/index.html?source=rss Why are roboticists building machines in their own image? "Robo Sapiens" introduces a homemade population and the egos behind the bots. By Damien Cave Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/04/10/joy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/04/10/joy/index.html?source=rss Technology is changing our world -- and we should be afraid! Sun Microsystems chief scientist Bill Joy envisions a frightening future of self-replicating machines. By Stephen Lemons Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/02/26/sexdolls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/02/26/sexdolls/index.html?source=rss For proud owners of a $5,000 Realdoll, she's always ready when you're ready. But it takes a special kind of man to get ready for a hunk of silicone with three holes. By Robert Burton, M.D. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/2000/01/31/telemedicine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/bob/2000/01/31/telemedicine/index.html?source=rss Telemedicine allows doctors to be in several places at once. By Mark Gimein Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/27/omnicircus_robots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/27/omnicircus_robots/index.html?source=rss A troupe of robots forces audiences to confront the terrors of late 20th century life. By Janelle Brown Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/10/02/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/10/02/review/index.html?source=rss With Lego's new kit, you, too, can play God with a mechanical creature of your own design.