LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grant M. Deltz Just days ago, Dubai police revealed their first robot officer, and even deployed it out on patrol. The role of these robots will be to allow civilians to report crimes, pay fines, and get information. These robots are been seen as and used as a tool…
By Russ Read A bomb disposal robot accidentally set off one of the bombs set by suspected terrorist Ahmad Khan Rahami in Elizabeth, N.J. early Monday morning. The homemade explosive device was discovered by two men who moved it below a bridge and called the police, according to Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage. Police then attempted to…
Blake Neff Former Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, better known as “Mattress Girl,” has reemerged after a few months out of the spotlight. This time, she’s brought a robot with her. Sulkowicz first grabbed national headlines in the fall of 2014, when she began carrying a mattress around campus as part of a senior…