An expert on artificial intelligence predicts that by 2050, human will start having sex robots, which by that time, "will be nearly indistinguishable from real people. "In his book, Sex With Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot relationships, David Levy states, "Great sex on tap for everyone, 24/7. What's not to like?"

A German policeman has emerged as the new world champion of the hybrid sport of chessboxing by stopping his opponent in seven rounds of alternating rounds of chess and boxing. Effectively warding off American David 'Double D' Depto's punches, Frank Stoldt abbreviated the light-heavyweight fight with a checkmate in the seventh round, much to the delight of the 1,200 cheering fans in Berlin.

The first gym for the mind opened for one night in London. The national Science Museum presented mentally challenging games instead of treadmills. Memory-enhancing tips were offered with traditional mental games like chess and Rubik's cube as well as hipper alternatives such as the Japanese puzzle Sudoku.

A "final four" championship ends Sunday with a win for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County after a weekend of intense competition on the chess board. UMBC defeated the University of Texas at Dallas 9-8 at the Final Four of intercollegiate chess. The title has ping ponged between the two schools since the competition started six years ago.

hess players who frequent the tables at the food court inside the former Irondequoit Mall in suburban Rochester are getting the boot. Mall officials complain they take up too many tables, are too loud, and bring in their own food.