"There are many areas of robotics that leave an impression. The standout ones include robots that walk, those that look and talk like humans, and any robot that is capable of precise and delicate object interaction. But there’s also the fun side of robotics such as the soccer championships, Robot Wars, and a new entry on to my list: micromouse robot maze solvers."

Means it could find its way to the coffee machine in almost any modern cubicle-based office before you, then.

"With a name like SkyNET, it's got to be scary. This flying robo-hacker deserves its 'Terminator'-inspired moniker: Although it stops short of actually hunting humans, it's a potential nightmare for anyone with a wireless home network. Worse, it's a DIYer's dream: cheap and easy to build and fun to operate.<br />
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"SkyNET combines a toy helicopter and a computer configured to attack Wi-Fi networks. The result is a drone the CIA would be proud of. The nasty little device can compromise computers on wireless networks and dragoon them into botnets. Botnets are widely used for hacking, denial-of-service attacks, and spamming."<br />
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Two thoughts: the batteries don't last that long; air rifles are legal in the UK, and those things would make interesting target practice.