The original Roomba was the first robot vacuum in the US, and the second ever made, following Electrolux’s Trilobite the year ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

There are household appliances you can convince yourself you don’t need. Sometimes, you’re right — I mean, who needs a 9-in-1 coffeemaker, rice cooker, and ice cream machine? For a while, I even put ...

Founder: Sasha Jokic shows off one of Cosmic’s robots at a Pacific Palisades site. (Photo by David Sprague) We’ve all heard of “Bob the Builder,” but one California company has come up with a ...