Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, and really invite ...

Apple’s researchers are experimenting with robotics projects, and a recent public demo of their work involved a cute robot lamp prototype. While the lamp isn’t an official new product, it still got me ...

Early 2000s robot toys like Sony's Aibo, Robosapien, and dancing iPod speaker-robots were friendly, fun, and beloved by consumers, reflecting an optimistic vision of robots popularized by films like ...

A California startup is launching a little camera robot named Beni with 4K video, auto follow and even the ability to jump ...

When the streets of Los Angeles flooded with rain last week, some of the city’s residents found themselves feeling sorry for a peculiar object: a food delivery robot floundering in water and debris.

Say hello to Pillo, a personal home robot that wants to take over managing the health of you and your family. Its creators -- co-founders Emanuele Musini, Aiden Feng and James Wyman -- announced Pillo ...

Since 2017, the Vespa-maker Piaggio's Fast Forward division has been exploring a unique way to cut down on car trips: Building robots that can follow you around and carry your stuff. We called its ...

Speaking of robotics, the Nvidia keynote might be over but we’d be remiss not to mention the cute robots onstage. Amid conversations about advances in robotics and automation, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ...

Mercedes’s newest factory companion has four legs and helps keep the plant making Sprinter vans running efficiently. If you’ve ever watched videos of a car factory, you likely know that robots play a ...