As toy experts, we've seen and tested a lot of toys over the years. We put these toys in the hands of kids of a variety of ...
There is also a dance studio, complete with a wood floor and large mirrors. Here scientists record the movements of human ...
Following the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Nov. 27, 2025, posts containing images that appeared to depict balloons of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents chasing a ...
The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means ...
The original Roomba was the first robot vacuum in the US, and the second ever made, following Electrolux’s Trilobite the year ...
Two decades after it ignited a market for robot vacuums in homes, iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The ...
The company sold out of its first batch of production units, which it started shipping in January 2025. It’s currently ...
The tech industry has become obsessed with the idea of humanoid robots, bipedal androids designed to complete tasks on behalf of their flesh-and-blood counterparts. But as many experts have argued, ...
Shanghai — A Chinese robot has stepped into the Guinness World Records after completing a three-day, 66-mile trek, the longest reported distance ever walked by a humanoid machine. The AgiBot A2, which ...
A three-day walk would be hard enough for humans, but for robots, it might as well be a trek around the world. An AgiBot A2 unit, developed by Chinese firm Zhiyuan Robotics, recently completed a ...
Use digital twins to design, test and validate new automation systems virtually, reducing integration time from months to days while minimizing costs and production interruptions. Leverage standard ...
Opinion

Welcome to home robotics limbo

So here we are: Roomba, the tech that put consumer robots on the map, now feels relatively ho-hum — one brand among many automated vacuums on the market — while the dream of an Optimus-esque bot to ...