How robots revolutionized warfare

How robots revolutionized warfare
Barely an hour's drive from the casinos of Las Vegas, a group of unassuming buildings have become as important as the trenches were to WWI. The big difference? Today's warriors are fighting without getting in harm's way, using drones to attack targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Scientists Invent Baseball-Playing Robots
Ironic to write about this right after Major League Baseball inducted Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but scientists in robot-crazy Japan have created a set of baseball-playing robots. It makes one think about "Futurama" and Blernsball, but it's for real.
The Download: Up-and-Comers Who Are Breaking Down a Digital Divide
Around town, I often hear people referring to a tech start-up as just "two guys in a garage." But that phrase excludes a gender that, some say, is too often overlooked in the technology industry. In Washington, a number of women are leaving their mark as entrepreneurs, social media enthusiasts an...