Anyone currently worrying about artificial intelligence taking over the world may want to swing by the Boston Dynamics AI Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While walking around, they’d see that ...

Researchers are developing robots that use AI to read emotions and social cues, making them better at interacting with humans. Are they a solution to labor shortages in fields like health care and ...

CES 2026 wrapped with humanoid robots, consumer robotics, Chinese manufacturers in force, and AI integrated into displays, ...

Pause. I brace for rejection, but then the robot lets out a balooop and shimmies back and forth. This, I am to presume, means Kuri loves me too. Interacting with Kuri, a robot set to hit the market in ...

In 1775, a Swiss watchmaker named Pierre Jaquet-Droz visited King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, in Versailles, to show off his latest creation: a “living doll” called the Musician. She was ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

A new artificial skin unveiled at CES 2026 could give robots human-like sensitivity, helping machines better understand ...

Human-inspired robots, aptly called humanoids, have emerged as the tech industry’s big bet on what comes next. They stand ...