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

The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.

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 ...

Robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks, like packing boxes and even performing surgery. But each individual movement or task requires its own specific training process, which makes it hard ...

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 ...

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 ...

A story circulating on social media this week featured a seemingly made-up scientist who is developing an equally imaginary "pregnancy robot." Virality ensued. When you purchase through links on our ...