Atlas, a humanoid robot, can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each ...

With Code Lab, users can program machine using Scratch Blocks tools. A new update to Cozmo will let users program the robot by using Scratch Blocks, a learning tool developed by Google and MIT.

On the plus side: If we're already thinking about robots — sci-fi or otherwise — we may be more willing to embrace a code that governs their design for real life.