Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Pixar's ...

Apple has just released a first look at its latest robotic project – a smart robot lamp! In a research paper and accompanying ...

For those who love Pixar's Luxo Jr., Apple's engineers developed a lamp that swivels with excitement as it obeys your every whim. reading time 3 minutes Thirty nine years ago, the CG wizards at Pixar ...

The same week the company retired its hydraulic Atlas model, it unveiled a first look at the newest version of the humanoid. While this robot looks more human-like than its predecessor, it can move in ...

Last month, Apple offered up more insight into its consumer robotics work via a research paper that argues that traits like expressive movements are key to optimizing human-robot interaction. “Like ...

According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is designing a tabletop robot that looks like the playful Luxo Jr., the hopping lamp from Pixar’s logo. This robot has a motorized arm with a ...

Mi-Mo is a customizable general-purpose AI robot from Tokyo-based robotics company Jizai, Inc. Unveiled at CES 2025, the goal is for Mi-Mo to one day be an in-home assistant. But for now, the “living” ...