Ukraine has embarked on a programme to deploy armed robots on the battlefield against Russian forces.

The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot. And ...

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has authorized the Zmiy Droid 12.7, a domestically built armored machine-gun system, for frontline strike and reconnaissance missions. The approval is part of a broader ...

Metro has spoken to leading war experts about the role humanoid robots could play in future battlefields or whether they’ll remain a dystopian fantasy. Robots are already playing a vital role in ...

Videos that suggest China may be building a robot army sound like science fiction, but social media says it's real. DW Fact Check investigates.

Since the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022, military leaders around the world have drawn lessons from it about an ever-evolving technological landscape. Both sides continue to deploy and counteract ...

At China’s Victory Day parade in September 2025, it was not the marching troops or rolling tanks that made headlines, but the next-generation weapons systems on display. Uncrewed ground vehicles, ...

Three Russian soldiers, one covered in blood, emerge from a building and surrender to an armed ground robot. This is not the first such surrender, but seems to be the first seen on video. Armed robots ...

A San Francisco-based robotics company says the Trump administration has expressed interest in deploying its high-tech robots onto future battlefields. The tech firm, Foundation, has already scored ...

From AI-enabled drones in Ukraine to debates over killer robots, experts are arguing how artificial intelligence is ...