We all want a robot butler, but what if that faithful mechanical servant could be turned into a live-in spy, or even a robotic assailant? With the Internet of Things rapidly creating astonishingly wide security holes where none existed before, researchers are sounding the alarm that robots could make our current problems seem cute by comparison. A study titled "Hacking Robots Before Skynet," by Seattle-based IOActive Labs reports that security vulnerabilities run the gamut of manufacturers and distributors. You might not have heard of companies like Ubtech Robotics or Universal Robots, but these are the names that make up most of the nascent non-industrial robot business, and their'bots aren't immune to cyberthieves. These robots were found to be vulnerable to all the cyber attacks you'd expect from a new industry pushing always-online software.