Rubberized faces stretch into familiar shapes, driven by tiny motors and a distant version of artificial intelligence—is this the future? Meet Sophia, a social robot created by former Disney Imagineer ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Robots made by Chinese ...

Robot vacuums can help you dispose of dust, pet hair, and other debris in your home with minimal effort on your part. Even better: Some models actually empty their own dustbin. If you're looking for ...

Thanks to robot mops, you no longer need to exert any elbow grease to have a shiny floor. Like robot vacuums, you can now find a dizzying variety of robot mops with a range of features and prices. At ...

Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but what we use them for partly depends on answers to very human questions: Do we trust them? Do we like them? According to one prediction, the mass-adoption ...

Want to keep your floors clean without lifting a finger? The best robot vacuums we've tested are more capable and affordable than ever. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable ...

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Retire your old mop and bucket. The top robot mops we've tested keep your floors squeaky clean with little effort on your part. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve ...

This robot was designed to do your house chores, but a remote human operator might be helping it finish them. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a byline on multiple platforms. He has been ...

One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power. One established way to do this, at least on robots with joints, is to fit ...

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