Terminator Salvation opened at the theaters, and I couldn't resist the cyborg angle. The movie conjures up human-machine hybrids and robotic armies doing soldiers' jobs. I know what these mean in Hollywood, but what do they mean in the research labs around the country that are developing ways to meld electronic components with living tissue? And what does the future of war hold when robots will be charged with combat? It's all about as freaky and as scary as the movie. We explore it all on this week's Wide Angle: Present-Day Terminators.
A software package in development aims to guide robots to make ethical decisions in war.
Ultralow-power radios control the flight of cybernetic insects.
Robots and computers weigh down soldiers and may hurt military efforts more than they help.
Scientists are making breakthrough discoveries on how to create artificial body parts, everything from bionic bones to makeshift knees. Here's our Top 10 list of body parts that could be artificially engineered and their significance to the human race.
Desney Tan of Microsoft Research finds ways to upgrade humans by augmenting them with technology. Tracy Staedter chats with him via instant message about his research.
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