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Roomba pioneer aims to crack the household market again with an AI-powered pet robot

The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your daily habits. Colin Angle unveiled a four-legged…

These service robots could be coming to car showrooms - and I met them

Car showrooms could soon have a new member of staff greeting customers and answering questions. But they won't be wearing a shiny suit or offering you the latest finance deal – they could be robots. Chinese car maker Chery, the company…

Passengers Groan as Robot Passenger Causes Hour-Long Delay at Oakland Airport

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Humanoid robots still struggle to accomplish real-world tasks with human-level dexterity. At the airport, though, they've already proven perfectly capable of matching human…

Underwater robotics expert reveals 'shipwreck city' hiding beneath major urban lake

An underwater robotics specialist is revealing a 'shipwreck city' hiding beneath a lake in a major West Coast hub — and much of it remains a mystery. Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) specialist Phil Parisi is working to verify and document…

Xiaomi Expands Smart Home Lineup With High-Power H50 Pro Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Xiaomi has officially expanded its smart home portfolio with the international release of the H50 Pro, a high-performance robot vacuum designed to address common cleaning gaps. Initially launched in select European markets and Australia, the H50…

I've been using this $1,000 robot lawnmower for a month - 3 things I like, and 2 I don't

Robot lawnmowers are not only becoming less expensive, but they're also getting a lot simpler to use. The Worx Landroid Vision Cloud 2WD is a prime example. This model can be found for around $1,000, and was one of the easiest models I've yet…

'Our robots are designed to create engaging, memorable experiences' - like causing an hour-long flight Southwest delay it seems

Bebop the robot tried to get on a Southwest flight He had a seat and a ticket, but bumped up against the airline's baggage rules The flight did eventually take off, but arrived an hour later than planned Bored with threatening jobs, art, and…

Huayan Robotics to Debut in Broader America at FABTECH Mexico 2026 After HKEX Listing

MEXICO CITY, May 5, 2026 /CNW/ -- Huayan Robotics, a HKEX-listed specialist in intelligent collaborative robotics, is ready to showcase advanced cobot solutions at FABTECH Mexico 2026, from May 12 to 14, at Centro Banamex (Stand 1539), Mexico City.

Meta bags Assured Robot Intelligence to further humanoid plans

Last year, sources told Bloomberg that Meta plans to make humanoid robotic hardware to help with household chores. Meta has acquired US start-up Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) as it ramps up its plans to build humanoid technology. Terms of the…

Crimson Desert now has a robot eagle-here's how you can tame it for yourself

Taming the Iron Eagle in Crimson Desert isn't quite as tricky as the Phoenix, but it's definitely costlier. This mechanical bird only eats rare metals, after all, such as Mercury or Platinum, so you'll have to source either in order to earn its…

Ai2 releases MolmoAct 2, enhancing robot intelligence in the real world

Seattle-based artificial intelligence research institute Ai2, the Allen Institute for AI, today announced its next-generation open-source foundation artificial intelligence models, aimed at enabling robots to operate in the real world, with…

Top Robotics Stocks To Follow Now - May 5th

5 Stocks Racing Ahead as AI Supercharges Robotics Teradyne, Ouster, Serve Robotics, PROCEPT BioRobotics, and Richtech Robotics are the five Robotics stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Robotics stocks are shares of…

Roomba creator reveals cuddly robot built to read human emotions

The designer behind the iconic vacuum robot, Roomba, is working on a very different kind of machine, and it's absolutely adorable, even if it's going to become a sort of robot pet. Colin Angle, the inventor of Roomba, has unveiled a new robot…

OpenAI listing plans hit as Altman scraps robotics spin-off idea

Tech behemoth OpenAI internally shelved plans to spin off its robotics and consumer hardware divisions, as chief executive Sam Altman tightens focus ahead of a potential IPO that could value the company at up to $1 trillion (£737bn). The…