Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The clankers in question here are not AI or Trade Federation Battle Droids, but large red rubber balls suspended above the road.

The term, which was popularized by a “Star Wars” show and is rooted in real frustrations with technology, has become a go-to slur against artificial intelligence and robots. Credit...Timo Lenzen ...

At its heart, it’s a ridiculous image. A battle droid from “Star Wars” sits on the ground, clutching its aluminum knees (hinges?) to its chest. The droid doesn’t have a face, just that George ...

Low bridges love to eat trucks that are too tall to go under them. Municipalities try to prevent it, but drivers keep ignoring warning signs. Newark, Delaware, has come up with a novel solution, which ...

In the television show “Battlestar Galactica,” they were called toasters. In the film “Blade Runner,” skinjobs. Now in the culture war against robots and artificial intelligence chatbots, a new slur ...