Robots at CES 2026 are smarter, more helpful and more fun. Here are our favorites so far.

A training session involving Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot has gone viral for all the wrong—and funny—reasons. The clip, first ...

The Baka RoboCup 2007 is a robot competition in Japan, but not one to see what robot can kick a soccer ball the best or drive the fastest. No, it’s a competition to see which robot is the most ...

When it comes to naming your Roomba, or any other brand of robot vacuum, keep in mind that you'll probably be saying this name out loud in front of guests in your home or on the phone with support.

Tesla recently unveiled its latest futuristic products — the Robotaxi, Robovan, and the Tesla Bot, and it feels like something straight out of a movie. The internet said, "Bet," and they did what they ...

Siri has all the right answers and then some. Robots have no trouble tackling straight forward questions, but the more esoteric or punnier queries can trip them up because, well, they're not human.

Machines can be funny when they mistakenly bump into things – but standup is a tough gig even for humans Robots can make humans laugh – mostly when they fall over – but a new research project is ...

Artificial intelligence will never get the context of jokes like humans do, and thus machines, in themselves, have no real need for humor. Pixabay/Tumisu Humor is like an opposable thumb; it’s what ...

I sat outside Walter Library, basking in the hot October sun, but the unseasonably warm weather wasn’t the only thing that felt dystopian. After all, a robot was on the way. I’d just ordered a toasted ...