The Pentagon today announced a robot competition, putting out a call for the type of full-service bot that could go into a dangerous emergency situation, perform multiple tasks and complete a mission.

For decades, the idea of humanoid robots on the battlefield has belonged squarely to science fiction. They stalked through dystopian futures in The Terminator, filled the ranks of armies in Star Wars, ...

The red-eyed humanoid robots in the Terminator movies don't look half as scary as PETMAN, the headfree machines that can run on treadmills now being built for the U.S. Army. Instead of turning a laser ...