A robot broke a 7-year-old boy's finger while they were playing chess during a tournament in Moscow, Russian news agency TASS reported. "The robot broke the child's finger," Moscow Chess Federation ...

A chess-playing robot grabbed its 7-year-old opponent and wouldn’t let go during a match in Russia. The child was quickly freed by nearby adults but ended up with a broken finger. According to The ...

Though instances of robot violence are plentiful in cinema and other fiction, it’s rare that we actually witness a human being harmed by one in real life. But sci-fi came to life this weekend as a ...

Here’s a life lesson I never thought I’d write about: Beware of robots when playing chess. Seriously. Take it from one 7-year-old chess player in Moscow, who learned (the hard way) that robot chess ...

Maria O'Sullivan received funding in the past from the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department as part of a research consultancy on automated decision-making. Disturbing footage emerged this week ...

A 7-year-old boy in Russia suffered a broken finger while facing off against a robotic opponent during a competitive chess tournament this month. According to Russian news agency TASS, the AI-powered ...

A relatively normal—well, as normal as human-vs-robot chess can be—chess game went awry last week when a 7-year-old boy’s robotic opponent broke the boy’s ...