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Drones will cause an upheaval of society like we haven’t seen in 700 years — Quartz

https://qz.com/185945/drones-are-about-to-upheave-society-in-a-way-we-havent-seen-in-700-years/

Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver | Co.Exist | ideas + impact

https://www.fastcoexist.com/3064550/energy-efficiency-is-key-to-taking-on-climate-change-here-are-the-numbers-that-matter

ISIS used an armed drone to kill two Kurdish fighters and wound French troops, report says – The Boston Globe

In a possible first-of-its-kind attack on western forces, the Islamic State used a drone loaded with explosives to strike a Kurdish and French position in northern Iraq earlier this month, according to a report in the French newspaper Le Monde.

Source: ISIS used an armed drone to kill two Kurdish fighters and wound French troops, report says – The Boston Globe

Pentagon Confronts a New Threat From ISIS: Exploding Drones

The group had been using surveillance drones, but a recent attack that killed two Kurdish fighters highlighted its success in developing an effective new weapon.

Source: Pentagon Confronts a New Threat From ISIS: Exploding Drones

After standoff, LA cops’ bomb disposal robot snatches man’s shotgun | Ars Technica

Suspected shooter failed to see or hear robot as it rolled in behind him.

Source: After standoff, LA cops’ bomb disposal robot snatches man’s shotgun | Ars Technica

Our bots, ourselves – The Boston Globe

The Roomba has become a part of families almost as much as pets, even to the point of people naming their vacuum bots.

Source: Our bots, ourselves – The Boston Globe

Iraq Wants to Hunt Down ISIS With This Killer Robot

Military robots are nothing new—whether in reality or pop culture nightmare scenarios. But the Bagdhad Post reports that a new bot could be the first to fire its weapon on Iraqi soil. It’s called alrobot—Arabic for “robot”—and it’s a deadly machine.

Source: Iraq Wants to Hunt Down ISIS With This Killer Robot

DOD continues quest to make “Iron Man” exosuit for special ops

TALOS project to deliver prototype armored robotic exoskeleton by 2018.

Source: DOD continues quest to make “Iron Man” exosuit for special ops

Touching a Robot’s ‘Intimate Parts’ Makes People Uncomfortable – IEEE Spectrum

“Please touch my buttocks,” the robot says

Source: Touching a Robot’s ‘Intimate Parts’ Makes People Uncomfortable – IEEE Spectrum

U.S. military christens self-driving ‘Sea Hunter’ warship

The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America’s strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.

Source: U.S. military christens self-driving ‘Sea Hunter’ warship