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gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - Something Is Making Humanoid Robot Makers Worry: The Robots Suck
Something Is Making Humanoid Robot Makers Worry: The Robots Suck
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

The Wall Street Journal's Sean McLain reported Sunday on the recent Humanoids Summit in Mountain View, California held earlier this month. McLain seems to have come away with the impression that makers of robots are worried they've oversold a…

fastcompany.com - Inna Lobel - Writing the DNA of robotics
Writing the DNA of robotics
Fast Company

We're at a rare inflection point. Robots are moving from research labs and factory floors into everyday life. Right now, they're being dropped into human spaces and, often, missing the mark. Yet embodied AI is becoming more intelligent…

nytimes.com - Evan Dent - The Best Robot Mop-Vacuum Combos to Keep Floors Sparkling
The Best Robot Mop-Vacuum Combos to Keep Floors Sparkling
The New York Times

I'm a writer on Wirecutter's appliance team, focusing on vacuums and floor care, including standard mop-vacuum combos, robot vacuums, and other new advancements in the vacuum world. We've been covering robot mop-vacuum combos since 2024, and we've…

fortune.com - Matt O'Brien - Silicon Valley summit offers rare insight into humanoid robots-and China is the clear winner
Silicon Valley summit offers rare insight into humanoid robots-and China is the clear winner
Fortune

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit…

techradar.com - Lance Ulanoff - Robots in 2026 - the rise of Terminator this is not
Robots in 2026 - the rise of Terminator this is not
TechRadar

Like a DJ wrapping up a particularly tight set, the Tesla Optimus robot reached to its ears and removed an invisible pair of headphones...and then keeled over, revealing, it seems, its teleoperation and, perhaps, peeling back the curtain on the…

scmp.com - Eunice Xu - Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame gives staff gifts of gold, trip to Antarctica
Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame gives staff gifts of gold, trip to Antarctica
South China Morning Post

Chinese household appliances maker Dreame Technology will present gifts of gold and a trip to Antarctica to employees, on top of their year-end bonuses, as the company boosted its position as one of the world's leading vendors of robot vacuum…

androidauthority.com - Stephen Schenck - Roborock CES teaser features a robot vacuum's greatest enemy: stairs
Roborock CES teaser features a robot vacuum's greatest enemy: stairs
Android Authority

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Ahead of CES 2026, Roborock has dropped a new teaser for its upcoming hardware. While not much is shown, the image of a ball rolling down stairs suggests this could be the next challenge the company intends to…

castanet.net - The Canadian Press - Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Castanet.net

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit…

winnipegfreepress.com - Matt O'brien, The Associated Press - Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Winnipeg Free Press

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newscientist.com - Matthew Sparkes - The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures
The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures
New Scientist

This striking humanoid robot is the R1 from Robbyant, a company owned by Chinese tech giant Ant Group. The allure of humanoid robots is their versatility – you can imagine them doing any job that a human can, simply because they have the…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Gyu-lee - LG Electronics seeks growth momentum with humanoid robots
LG Electronics seeks growth momentum with humanoid robots
The Korea Times

LG Electronics is accelerating its push into humanoid robots as it searches for a new growth engine, debuting a new humanoid home robot LG CLOiD at CES 2026 as pressure mounts on its core businesses. With global logistics costs rising and demand…

deccanchronicle.com - Sanjeev Ahluwalia - Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Synchronise The AI Pace, Robotics, Population Fall
Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Synchronise The AI Pace, Robotics, Population Fall
Deccan Chronicle

There is little reason to expect a more coordinated response to climate action in future, than the lacklustre outcome at the Belem global summit in Brazil in November. Global contestation and transactional arrangements are on the increase. This…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - CES to Showcase AI-Powered Robots and Smart Glasses
CES to Showcase AI-Powered Robots and Smart Glasses
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

Exhibitors at the Jan. 6-9, 2026, event are likely to attempt to demonstrate the value of AI to investors, corporate clients and ordinary consumers, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 29). One AI-infused product category likely to be on display at the…

ibtimes.co.uk - Tanmay Puri - Need Help From Robots' - Why Donald Trump is Trying To Employ Artificial Intelligence in the US
Need Help From Robots' - Why Donald Trump is Trying To Employ Artificial Intelligence in the US
International Business Times UK

Is America going to have robots working like humans? US President Donald Trump spoke very clearly about the new role of robots and artificial intelligence in the American workforce, words that have gone viral and prompted debates. His words imply a…

talksport.com - Jackson Cole - Littler not a robot as he's booed off stage, Manby's 'dangerous' warning
Littler not a robot as he's booed off stage, Manby's 'dangerous' warning
talkSPORT

The first round took an age but now we're rapidly accelerating towards the final of the PDC World Darts Championship final. Monday's action saw round three reach its climax, while world no.1 and favourite for the title Luke Littler was given a…

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