As a robot vacuum reviewer, pet hair is one of my pet peeves, so evaluating how a robot vacuum performs against it is one of the main characteristics I look for when testing these robots.

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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have designed an AI-enabled robot that can perform a Waltz simply by mirroring the moves of its human partner. As far as we can tell ...

Out of all the robot vacuum brands available in 2025, Roborock is probably my favorite. The company has been churning out premium, reliable, and powerful robots for years, with their releases ...

The most agile and fluid robotic movements, such as Boston Dynamics’s impressive demonstrations of robot acrobatics, are typically narrow, pre-programmed sequences. Teaching robots to perform a ...

The idea of automated machines doing work for us has existed for as long as civilization, but it wasn't until 1920 that Czech playwright Karel Čapek coined the word "robot" to describe a humanoid ...

TL;DR: The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas featured Aria, a human-sized AI robot by Realbotix, designed for companionship and intimacy. Initially linked to sex dolls, Aria is now rebranded ...

Emmy-winning comedian Paul Mecurio, a former Wall Street lawyer and investment banker, traded corporate deals for comedy. After starting by writing jokes for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he now ...

SANTA MONICA - Police say they have recovered an Emmy Award and at least $200,000 in other items looted from homes abandoned during wildfire evacuations in the Los Angeles area. Authorities on ...

On January 7, Realbotix made a splash at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with their life-sized AI robot. They had several on hand, with different looks and names, including their ...

Each robot's unique education enables it to predict maintenance needs, optimize energy consumption, and innovate processes on the fly, dictated by real-time data analyses and learned experiences ...