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Destro AI's secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page
The best path to successfully deploying a robot is not building one at all, according to Destro, a startup that came out of stealth Tuesday with an $8 million seed round. Most new robotics companies are focused on finding the right form factor or…
NASA wants to send humanoid robots to the moon
Humans won't be the only ones aboard future NASA missions. At Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, researchers on the agency's Dexterous Robotics Team are working on the next generation of advanced robots to aid crews during their increasingly…
ICE settles contract to buy Boston Dynamics robots for $1.3 million
Add Boston.com on Google (opens in a new tab) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has finalized a contract to buy several of the highly recognizable Boston Dynamics…
Transformative new robot that can fly, sail, and swim autonomously
Bio-inspired robots are a dime a dozen these days, with machines mimicking everything from bats and beetles to long-extinct sea creatures. But making the absolute most effective robot for certain niche scenarios like remote ocean monitoring during…
Prime Minister: Gov't, Private Sector to Supply 200,000 Robots through 2030
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook says the government and private sector will jointly supply 200-thousand robots through 2030 while swiftly applying physical AI-based innovative services for public safety and industrial sites. Han revealed the…
The Best Robot Mops We've Tested for 2026
Deeper Dive: Our Top Tested Picks September 30, 2026: With this update, we removed the TP-Link Tapo RV20 Max, which is no longer available. Our remaining picks have been vetted for currency and availability. We currently have 10 new robot mops in…
Seoul to hold AI robot show highlights utility, entertainment possibilities
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the 2026 Seoul AI Robot Show at COEX in southern Seoul from Tuesday to Oct. 8, featuring humanoid robots, robot sports and wearable robots visitors can try on. The show, now in its second year and themed…
3 Robotics Stocks to Buy That Aren't Tesla
You're almost certainly aware that Elon Musk's Tesla is developing autonomous AI humanoid robots called Optimus. In fact, Musk contends the company will begin commercializing them en masse before the end of next year. Given his belief that these…
Roborock Goes Big on Robot Vacuums Early, With Its 36,000Pa Qrevo Edge 3 Pro at $400 Off
Not a fan of dragging a bulky, noisy vacuum around the house, then following up with a soggy mop that still has dirt stuck deep into its fibers from your last cleaning session? We get it. This is exactly where a good robot vacuum combo can help.
Our parliamentary speeches are literally robotic
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Politicians are often the butt of disrespectful jokes about the artificiality of their intelligence, but many seem to have taken it literally and…
Soccer-playing humanoid robots score a major robotics goal for coordination
We are used to seeing images of humanoid robots clumsily walking, stumbling over objects and awkwardly freezing in place. Struggling with real-world movement is one of the biggest drawbacks of current robotics. But now a team of researchers has…
A meeting a day keeps the robots away
It is not often that someone makes a prediction that strikes you as profoundly incorrect yet also quite useful. But so it was when Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman told the Financial Times that “white-collar work, where you're sitting down at a…
Dust and Debris, Beware: This Roomba Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal Is 57% Off
Remember when we thought robots would be doing all the cooking, cleaning, and other boring household chores in the year 2026? Unfortunately, the biggest thing they seem to be doing is tricking your grandma into thinking rabbits are jumping on a…
5 Scariest Robots In Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked
Plenty of science fiction stories have housed some very friendly robots: the kind that would take a hit for our hero and carry on regardless, or be the mouthy comic relief that leaves some characters in the tale searching for the off switch for…
Peter Schweizer Deflates the AI 'Robot Apocalypse' Scare
“Killer robots” aren't (yet) a real thing, but they certainly are a useful threat if you're an artificial intelligence maker worried that cut-rate competitors might enter the AI market and ruin your planned stock sale. “We're…
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