The controversial policy of police robots with the ability to use deadly force may be back on the agenda in San Francisco after the idea was floated again at the police commission meeting.

San Francisco police have been granted permission by city supervisors to kill civilians using robots. Yes, that's a real thing that just happened — though it sounds like an episode of "Black ...

SAN FRANCISCO--San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would have let police use robots for deadly force, reversing course just days after their ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations but not until after an ...

The use of lethal robots for law enforcement has turned from a science fiction concept to news snippets, thanks to recent ...

In a lawsuit served last week, the San Francisco Police Department was accused of ignoring a public records request about its ...

Should robots working alongside law enforcement be used to deploy deadly force? The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is weighing that question this week as they consider a policy proposal that would ...

Recent formal complaints to California regulators reveal strange incidents that have occurred since fully-autonomous taxis ...

City agencies say the incidents and other disruptions show the need for more transparency about the vehicles and a pause on ...

Robot dogs made headlines in New York and San Francisco when those police departments added them to their forces. LA is next for the big debate.

The controversial policy of police robots with the ability to use deadly force may be back on the agenda in San Francisco ...

The Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors could allow police to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations. The 11-member board will vote Tuesday, Nov. 29 ...