Ph.D. student researcher Michael Rush, Thomas Sugar and Michael McBeath work with their ground-ball-fielding robot, Catchbot. Photo by John C. Phillips

Watch and learn: Researchers at Stanford University taught autonomous helicopters, such as the one shown above, how to perform tricks using an approach called ‘apprenticeship learning’. An ideal flight path was created for each trick using software that automatically analyzed video clips of the maneuver. Credit: Ben ...

Trailer of ''Ciao Robot - The birth of Roboethics''. Ciao Robot is a documentary which deals with the relationship between science and society, between man and machine. (www.ciaorobot.org) Speaking of robots and ethics, here's a different twist. Thanks to member Churchill for the link.