At Tesla's recent We, Robot event, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its humanoid robot, Optimus, sparking instant comparisons with Sonny, the robot protagonist from the 2004 movie I ...

Robot backflips are becoming commonplace, but a front flip is significantly more difficult than a backflip, as any gymnast can attest. Unlike humans, robots rely on precise sensor data and motor ...

An eerily realistic humanoid robot — purported to be the “world’s first bipedal, musculoskeletal android” — twitched to life in a viral clip, which viewers have slammed as “dystopian ...

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This humanoid robot has a mind of its own. Researchers at Tianjin University in China have created a robot that is controlled by human brain cells in a first-of-its-kind breakthrough in ...

Robot lawnmowers are a tempting way to save time and energy on a tedious chore, but are they worth the money? Here's what you need to know before buying. Alan Bradley CNET Contributor Alan Bradley ...

Meet Sophia, a social robot created by former Disney Imagineer David Hanson. Modeled in part after Audrey Hepburn and Hanson's wife, the robot was built to mimic social behaviors and inspire ...

The best robot vacuums patrol your home to clear away dust, debris, and sometimes even stains on hard floors — no elbow grease required. And after testing 20+ robot vacuums (my home is very ...

Footage reportedly shot at an undisclosed Chinese factory appears to show a robot violently "lashing out" at workers in a clip that's since gone viral. The security camera video shows a robot ...

Yes, several robot vacuum cleaners do a pretty phenomenal job on carpets and rugs. In fact, the best robot vacuum brands have been mastering the art for several years, particularly honing in on ...

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