Over the weekend, Dan Provenzano and the crew at Hive76 fused mini-Dewalt saws, toy car wheels, kitchen pans, and remote control airplane motors to concoct a half dozen combat robots. You know, just a ...

For kids, a new way to control virtual characters is all fun and games. For soldiers, more intuitive controls for robots could mean the difference between life and death.

The new Roomba comes with a remote control that will allow users to navigate the robot manually if they so choose. You can also order the robot to go back to its charging base, and set specific ...