Robot

Gitamini is a cute, compact, cargo-carrying robot that will follow you around like a dog

By James Vincent September 22

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Need to trap a Roomba? You don’t need anything more sophisticated than a rug

By James Vincent September 22

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iRobot’s newest Roomba uses AI to avoid dog poop

By James Vincent September 9

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The time a human-driven car ran over an autonomous robot

By Richard Lawler September 1

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Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke

A distraction and an empty promise

By James Vincent August 20

Boston Dynamics shows how bipedal Atlas robot flips, vaults, and falls over in latest videos

An impressive behind-the-scenes look at Atlas’ programming

By James Vincent August 17

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CyberDog is a new ominous-looking robot from Xiaomi

Really leaning into the Robocop vibe

By James Vincent August 10

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Starship Technologies’ delivery robots are coming to more college campuses this fall

By Andrew J. Hawkins August 10

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Robot arranges 100,000 dominoes into a Super Mario Bros. mural in one day

By Mitchell Clark July 29

Could you beat this bipedal robot’s 5K run time?

It completed the distance in 53 minutes

By James Vincent July 28

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Google parent Alphabet launches Intrinsic: a new company to build software for industrial robots

By James Vincent July 23

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Robot collision at Ocado warehouse near London sparks fire, delaying customer orders

By Kim Lyons July 18

Go read how Pepper was a very bad robot

By Thomas Ricker July 15

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Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot challenges BTS to a boy band dance-off in latest video

By Chaim Gartenberg June 29

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SoftBank has reportedly halted production of its Pepper robot

By Ian Carlos Campbell June 28

This $2,700 robot dog will carry a single bottle of water for you

By James Vincent June 10

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Have autonomous robots started killing in war? The reality is messier than it appears

By James Vincent June 3

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Sphero’s cute car-shaped robot is driven to teach kids about programming

By Mitchell Clark May 19

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The NYPD is sending its controversial robot dog back to the pound

By James Vincent April 29

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Disney’s amazing bipedal robot Groot looks like Asimo discovered cosplay

By James Vincent April 23

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Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot has been taught to pee beer on command

By James Vincent April 12

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The French army is testing Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in combat scenarios

By James Vincent April 7

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Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch: a new robot designed to move boxes in warehouses

By James Vincent March 29

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The robots are coming for your office

A conversation with NYT’s Kevin Roose on how robotic automation will impact our future

By Nilay Patel March 23

Hyundai is getting serious about building a ‘walking car’ with four legs

By Andrew J. Hawkins February 9

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Boston Dynamics’ Spot adds self-charging to live at remote sites forever

There are also new browser-based controls and a robotic arm attachment

By Jon Porter February 2

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Walmart is expanding its robot-powered fulfillment centers to ‘dozens of locations’

By Taylor Lyles January 27

Samsung is making a robot that can pour wine and bring you a drink

By Jacob Kastrenakes January 11

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TL;DR

Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video

Dancing queen machine

By Chaim Gartenberg December 29, 2020

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Hyundai takes control of Boston Dynamics in $1.1B deal

By Ian Carlos Campbell and Jon Porter December 11, 2020

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As the pandemic continues, cleaning robots are showing up for duty at the office

By James Vincent November 18, 2020

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Robot wolves prevent Japanese bear attacks, are also very creepy

By Ian Carlos Campbell November 11, 2020