Weekend Roundup

• Researchers have created a bio-inspired robot out of 3-D printed parts and rat heart cells that may lead to advances in fighting diseases. (National Geographic)

• Engineers in South Korea have developed a high-tech way to rid runways of dangerous bird flocks — a laser-shooting robot. (Slate)

• San Francisco is set to debut a burger restaurant with food that will be made entirely by robots. (The Sun)

• Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School have issued a report that calls for the ban of all “killer robots.” (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)

• SyFy is bringing back battling robots to television, with new show “Robot Combat League.” (Entertainment Weekly)