They’re trying to be… helpful. Or at least comforting. Or at the very least, adorable. Here are the standouts. ...

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed ...

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream. Tesla's Optimus is pitched as an ...

Google DeepMind is launching two new AI models designed to help robots “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before.” The first, called Gemini Robotics, is a vision-language-action ...

These interactive pet robots are adorable, quirky, and have their own personality. Most importantly, they are emotionally ...

A new artificial skin unveiled at CES 2026 could give robots human-like sensitivity, helping machines better understand ...

The model, called Skild Brain, enables robots to think, navigate and respond more like humans. Its launch comes amid a broader push to build humanoid robots capable of more diverse tasks than the ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a new algorithm that significantly improves the efficiency of mobile robot navigation. Designed to reduce the heavy memory demands of autonomous ...

From refrigerators powered by artificial intelligence to automated mops and mowers, household robots are on the rise. But are they truly helpful, or just another tech trend? Consumer Reports breaks ...

Fred Moll, the cofounder of $200 billion Intuitive Surgical, has invested in some 15 companies building robots that could help make both complex and common surgeries more accessible to everyone. Dr.

Sergey Levine is an assistant professor at UC Berkeley whose research is focused on the thing our parents used to make such a fuss over, whenever we made stupid mistakes or should have known to avoid ...