Dyson launches Spot+Scrub AI robot vacuum with 18000Pa suction & object recognition

Dyson launches Spot+Scrub AI robot vacuum with 18,000Pa suction, object recognition, hot-water mopping, and fully automated ...

Vin Diesel Set To Write Mattel & One Race Films’ ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’ In Addition To Starring & Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel will now write the feature take of Mattel Studios’ Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. Vin ...

Thousands of readers bought these 10 most popular robot vacuums and mowers in 2025

I review dozens of robot vacuums and several robot mowers each year. Here are the ones our readers loved most in 2025.

6 leading humanoid robot companies worth watching

From Boston Dynamics to Tesla, US companies are racing to build humanoid robots that can automate everything from factory ...
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A $100,000 robot dog is becoming standard in policing — and raising ethical alarms

Spot, the dog robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk,” but ...
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Police 'Robot Dogs’ Raise Concerns as More Departments Adopt Them

The robot's agility makes it valuable in standoffs and hazardous incidents, but civil liberties groups warn that ...

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Burt Meyer, the inventor behind iconic toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite, and MouseTrap, has died at age 99.
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AI hype? Caltrans robot dog gets credit for solving a crime that never happened

A semi-autonomous robot dog that uses artificial intelligence to perform actions such as walking filmed someone peering through a Caltrans fence — a move that one official equated with catching a ...