We live in the world that sci-fi pioneers like Isaac Asimov warned us about. Inequality heightens while political authoritarianism is on the rise, while companies pursue the development of AI-powered ...

Robotics isn’t the future. It’s the present. So why are we still making movies about robots? Sure, Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie is no ordinary robot — he wears bling. But then again, what robot is ...

Neill Blomkamp’s “Chappie” is a curious Frankenstein. It’s set in a near-future Johannesburg policed by robots, but it’s not about law enforcement or social order. It focuses on the first creation of ...

Chappie Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yolandi Visser. Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Rated R. Now playing. The title character is one of the police robots known as Scouts, which in the film’s future ...

If the formative years as a human are tough, spare a thought for Chappie, the bunny-eared title robot in director and co-writer Neill Blomkamp’s latest film. Raised in a wasteland by a pair of ...