Machines will be smarter than humans within 10 yearsArtificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence by 2020, according to one expert. Is the human race engineering our own demise? Is civilisation nearing the Singularity? All hail our new robot overlords.
Robots 
The world’s first kissing robots
Cute AND creepy: robots Thomas and Janet are the stars of a Taiwanese robot production of Phantom of the Opera developed by the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.
What is it with the Japanese and robots?
It seems every few years, Japanese engineers roll out a headline-grabbing new robot, yet the robotics industry is yet to really take off. Are they just playing out Astro Boy-fueled fantasies, or is Japan getting a foothold in the next big tech market?
When robots attack
A Swedish factory has been fined after a worker was attacked by one of its manufacturing robots which “suddenly came to life” and grabbed hold of his head.
VIDEO: Japanese robot chefs
Robots can now prepare sushi, flip burgers and slice vegies. Humans are officially obsolete.
Wall-E in real life
An Italian town obsessed with garbage is the testing ground for DustCart, a prototype robot that seems to have escaped from the animated movie “Wall-E” and could revolutionise rubbish collection.
VIDEO: Underwater robot wars
What’s better than robot wars? Underwater robot wars.
Disney unveils creepy Robot Obama
Walt Disney World has added an animatronic Barack Obama to its Hall of Presidents attraction, and it’s quite disturbing. Duff beer for me, Duff beer for you…
Driving in space
Meet Dr Ashley Stroupe, NASA’s lead robot driver for the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. Apparently, he’s grown pretty attached to Spirit and does “a lot of the long-term planning for her”.
Pollution-detecting robot fish released
A school of pollution-detecting robotic fish are set to be released off the northern Spanish port of Gijon in a trial next year.
