Erik SofgeErik Sofge is a technology, science and culture writer based in Massachusetts, and an unabashed robot apologist. He started covering robotics during the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, and his work has appeared in Popul...Read More SpaceDrones Could Scope Out Martian Real EstateHere's how we might find a place to call home on the Red PlanetBy Erik SofgeDecember 29, 2015TechnologyRescue Robots' Long Road AheadOne day robots could come to your rescue. First, they have to learn to walk.By Erik SofgeDecember 22, 2015TechnologyBig Idea: Internet For EveryoneIn 2016, tech giants will launch the internet into the skiesBy Erik SofgeDecember 22, 2015EntertainmentTalking To The MartiansA conversation with NASA and the creators of The MartianBy Erik SofgeSeptember 22, 2015CarsUber Powerful: The Car Service's Brazen Plan To Become A Robotic SuperpowerShould we be excited or afraid?By Erik SofgeSeptember 14, 2015Zero MomentA Ban on Autonomous Killer Robots Is InevitableBut what will be banned, and when?By Erik SofgeAugust 5, 2015ScienceShould We Outlaw Androids? The robotic goons of Tomorrowland and machine assassins in Terminator Genisys give 'droids a bad rapBy Erik SofgeJuly 28, 2015ScienceA Brief History Of Science Gone MadTwo of this summer’s sci-fi movies share one of Hollywood’s oldest obsessions--the inherent risk of unchecked genius. Here’s how this trope has evolved through the decades.By Erik SofgeJuly 27, 2015ScienceShould We Lose Sleep Over Hostile Aliens? In Pixels, extraterrestrials attack EarthBy Erik SofgeJuly 23, 2015ScienceWill Mind Transfer Ever Happen?In Self/less, a dying billionaire "sheds" his mind into a younger manBy Erik SofgeJuly 23, 2015ScienceCan Genetic Engineering Create Killers?Jurassic World and Hitman: Agent 47 suggest that tinkering with DNA can lead to deadly results. But what does the science say?By Erik SofgeJuly 23, 2015Zero MomentThe DARPA Robotics Challenge Was A BustWhy DARPA Needs To Stage Another Bot Contest, With Even More PratfallsBy Erik SofgeJuly 6, 2015ScienceCan We Protect Planetary Explorers From Cosmic Rays?The superhero team in Fantastic Four gained their powers from exposure to cosmic rays while aboard an experimental spacecraft. Real-life astronauts are not so lucky.By Erik SofgeJune 15, 2015ScienceMaking Sci-Fi Movies True To RealityA Q&A with physicist Spiros MichalakisBy Erik SofgeJune 15, 2015Zero MomentRobots Walking, Robots Toppling, and other Photos from the DARPA Robotics ChallengeWe who are about to fall salute youBy Erik SofgeJune 12, 2015Zero MomentRobots Are Terrible At Driving CarsA Final Lesson From The DARPA Robotics Challenge FinalsBy Erik SofgeJune 8, 2015Zero MomentMeet Hydra, The Coolest Robot Not Competing In The DARPA Robotics ChallengeIts name is short for hydraulic, which is also pretty coolBy Erik SofgeJune 6, 2015Zero MomentFor Autonomous Robots, The School of Hard Knocks Is In SessionThe Future of Self-Sufficient Robots Starts at the DARPA Robotics ChallengeBy Erik SofgeJune 6, 2015Zero MomentTwilight of the Bipeds: Could DARPA's Robot Competition Kill Off Its Humanoid Stars?There's Such A Thing As Too Much FallingBy Erik SofgeJune 5, 2015TechnologyStart Your Humanoids: Today's DARPA Robotics Challenge Is Historic, And HilariousThese bots are made for walkingBy Erik SofgeJune 5, 2015
