It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The selections here focus more on physical movement than AI smarts, with the ...

The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means for American innovation.

Eggman’s “Death Ray” doesn’t kill - it shrinks. When Sonic and his friends end up the size of action figures, survival means dodging spiders, crazy robots, and Eggman’s ego all at once. Now, with the ...

Roomba's parent company, iRobot, said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The vacuum cleaner manufacturer will be acquired by its main lender, Picea. The bankruptcy announcement comes after years ...

Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail. Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is ...

The robotic frenzy is at an all-time high, and one company, in particular, that has made bullish statements on a bright future is Tesla. The company's chief, Elon Musk, recently claimed that nearly ...

Robot maker 1X made a splash back in October when it opened preorders for its Neo humanoid robot for home use, not least because of its $20,000 price tag. Now it's making another splash with a deal ...

Most street-based delivery robots take the form of a compact, wheel-based vehicle with a secure compartment for the item that’s out for delivery. But one major issue affects such contraptions: They ...

Hospitals trumpet robotic surgery as innovation. Surgeons market it as progress. Manufacturers insist the technology is safe. But when things go wrong, everyone insists it was someone else’s fault.

Humanoid robots were once confined to the realms of science fiction, but a number of tech companies are working to bring them into the real world. While Tesla is relying on Hollywood technology to ...

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