Designed by a hacker, the "Combo Breaker" can figure out a lock's combination and get the thing open in less than 30 seconds.

Given that the robot's software can be programmed to guess PINs in any order the user chooses, it may be able to crack phones far faster than that 20 hour benchmark.

Those combination locks you pick up for a few bucks at the office supply store have never been the epitome of security — but now there's a robot that'll own the lock in seconds, all without ...

The Web Watch this 3D printed, Arduino-based robot crack any Master Combination Lock in seconds By Shawn Knight May 15, 2015, 9:30 AM ...

Founder of Niwot-based SparkFun uses robot to crack open safe live at security event Def Con At annual hacker conference, Niwot’s electronics store shows off its stuff ...

This robot can beat your smartphone’s passcode in a matter of hours just by tapping on the screen. As maker technology improves, physical input is starting to become a more potent attack vector.

Nathan Seidle’s wife gave him this already locked safe as a gift with no combination. Weird present, but he loves a good challenge. So he built a safecracking robot.

Security researchers have built a robot with one goal in mind: to crack your smartphone’s PIN. Using 3D-printed parts, servomotors, a plastic stylus, an Arduino microcontroller, and a cheap ...