Robot

Amazon to acquire Roomba robot vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

By Tom Warren August 5

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Scientists reanimate dead spiders as robot gripping claws

By James Vincent July 28

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Chess robot breaks seven-year-old’s finger during tournament in Russia

By James Vincent July 25

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We have good and bad news about that video of the robot dog firing a gun

By Sean Hollister July 21

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Amazon announces its first fully autonomous mobile warehouse robot

By Mitchell Clark June 21

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Elon Musk says Tesla’s fake robot might be ready by September 30th

By Andrew J. Hawkins June 3

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iRobot OS is the newest ‘brain’ for your Roomba

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy May 31

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Scientists grow cells on a robot skeleton (but don’t know what to do with them yet)

By James Vincent May 26

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NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly

By James Vincent May 25

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Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores

By Jon Porter May 25

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A visit to the human factory

How to build the world’s most realistic robot

By James Vincent May 4

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Spot gets footloose in a factory in Boston Dynamics’ latest video

By James Vincent May 3

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Deebot X1 Omni review: the do-everything robot vacuum

This $1,550 robot can mop, vacuum, clean itself, and find you in your home

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy April 24

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Russia’s Yandex lays off two dozen US-based workers from its robot and self-driving teams

By Andrew J. Hawkins March 29

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Want to make robots run faster? Try letting AI take control

By James Vincent March 17

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Scientists are building an AI-powered robot to take apart your phone

By Maddie Stone February 3

The US is testing robot patrol dogs on its borders

By James Vincent February 3

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This robot gripper is delicate enough to pick up an egg yolk without breaking it

By James Vincent January 31

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Elon Musk says ‘don’t forget about my robots’ as Roadster, Semi, Cybertruck deadlines slip

By James Vincent January 27

Boston Dynamics’ most boring robot is getting a sensible job unloading trucks

By James Vincent January 26

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Hyundai imagines a world in which it has turned everything into a robot

By Andrew J. Hawkins January 4

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Today I learned about the attempts to make goldfish mech suits

By Mitchell Clark January 4

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Here’s a home robot that actually looks useful: a self-driving shelf

By James Vincent January 4

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Merry Christmas: The Boston Dynamics dog has learned how to be Solid Snake

By Mitchell Clark December 21, 2021

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Hyundai’s new four-wheeled robot is designed to carry anything you want it to

By James Vincent December 16, 2021

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Sony shows off a robot grabber, 4K OLED panels for VR, and more

By Mitchell Clark December 8, 2021

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A humanoid robot makes eerily lifelike facial expressions

By Emma Roth December 5, 2021

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iRobot Roomba update uses AI to avoid knocking over your Christmas tree

By Jon Porter November 30, 2021

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Alphabet is putting its prototype robots to work cleaning up around Google’s offices

By James Vincent November 19, 2021

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Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot looks like a scary Jim Henson puppet in this Rolling Stones tribute

By James Vincent October 29, 2021

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This Raspberry Pi add-on lets you control Lego robots

By Mitchell Clark October 19, 2021

They’re putting guns on robot dogs now

It was only a matter of time

By James Vincent October 14, 2021

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