The company UBTech says its " U1" robot -- equipped with eye cameras, chest sensors, and listening microphones -- is the ...

Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

OpenMind, a company developing an open artificial intelligence operating system for robots, today announced the beta mode release of its open-source OS, which it said will allow anyone to program ...

In real life, robots are pretty simple. They are just, like, an arm putting cars together or what have you. In movies and TV, though, robots have long been intelligent. They’ve had personalities. They ...

In folding its Intrinsic project into the main company this week and out of "Other Bets," Google is aiming to mimic its Android strategy for robots. "We're trying to make it accessible for anyone," ...

Imagine walking into a bustling café where a humanoid robot greets you, takes your order, and expertly prepares your coffee, all while engaging in casual conversation. This scenario, once the stuff of ...

Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or interact with the world around them. Silicon Valley-based OpenMind is focused under the ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

CES 2026, the world’s largest consumer technology expo, felt close to being overrun by robots in Las Vegas last week. They rolled through aisles, paused at intersections, carried crates, guarded ...