SwitchBot released details on a new household robot that can handle common chores. The SwitchBot Onero H1 uses an advanced AI algorithm to complete tasks in common household scenarios. The company ...

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China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S. Analysts see China taking an early lead in the technology with domestic firms ramping up ...

This striking humanoid robot is the R1 from Robbyant, a company owned by Chinese tech giant Ant Group. The allure of humanoid robots is their versatility – you can imagine them doing any job that a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Decades ago, the common hope was that, by the year 2000, we would be living in a full-on science-fiction utopia, with intelligent robots ...

Disney’s robot of its character “Olaf” is incredibly impressive. It’s also kind of terrifying. This weekend, engineers at Disney Research Hub published a paper describing how they brought the beloved ...

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Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future. Two robots picked up T-shirts with orange-tipped claws, then neatly folded and piled them. A cute ...

Although they're constantly improving, robots aren't necessarily known for their gentle touch. A new robotic system from MIT and Stanford takes a unique stab at changing that, with a robot that uses ...

The robots, each the size of a single cell, casually turn circles in a bath of water. Suddenly, their sensors detect a change: Parts of the bath are heating up. The microrobots halt their twirls and ...

In the future, a caregiving machine might gently lift an elderly person out of bed in the morning and help them get dressed. A cleaning bot could trundle through a child’s room, picking up scattered ...

Posha uses AI and a motorized arm to cook your dinner autonomously. It’s impressive but expensive, and raises all the usual concerns about connected kitchen appliances. As I’m sitting in my office ...