Robot vacuums stole the show at IFA this year. From wild designs to game-changing features, these standout models impressed us the most. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot famous for its parkour and dance routines, has recently begun demonstrating something altogether more subtle but also a lot more significant: It has learned to both walk and ...

General Motors Co. worker Annie Ignaczak spent years walking in circles on concrete factory floors, assembling the same parts and counting down hundreds of pieces she and her coworkers needed to ...

Tesla is developing a humanoid robot called Optimus. CEO Elon Musk said about 80% of Tesla's future value could come from Optimus. Musk teased Optimus V3 on X, calling it "sublime." For Elon Musk, the ...

Stairs are the enemy of robot vacuums, and Eufy says it has a solution in its new “Marswalker” solution that gives your cleaning robot its own climbing robot. The Eufy Marswalker is the “world’s first ...

In “The Call of the Honeyguide,” Rob Dunn explores how the natural and human worlds have helped each other through history — and can again. By Melissa L. Sevigny Melissa L. Sevigny is a science ...

What happened? Roborock, the brand responsible for our favorite robot vacuum, has revealed a sprawling lineup of new products at IFA 2025. This includes not just a new robot vacuum, but also an ...

The Ant Group’s humanoid robot serves shrimp as it enters the global race to build AI-powered robots. The Ant Group’s humanoid robot serves shrimp as it enters the global race to build AI-powered ...

OK, before anyone assumes I am simply a technocrat espousing the virtues of automation at the expense of human connection, just hear me out on this one. Waymo’s imminent arrival in Seattle is a good ...

Elon Musk's prediction that Optimus could make up 80% of Tesla's valuation might not be far-fetched. However, it could take decades for his prediction to come true. Several obstacles could get in the ...

An artificial-intelligence robot developed post-traumatic stress disorder after an experiment with a lion that scared it in 2025. Rating: False (About this rating?) In September 2025, a story about an ...

The Dearborn Heights Police Department in Michigan announced an "optional patch" that included text in both Arabic and English. But then the department's Facebook page, in a follow-up post apparently ...