A robot that stands more than 5 feet tall and weighs 66 pounds is well-equipped for household tasks, like carrying up to 44 pounds during its run time of two to four hours.

Engineers developed a system that helps robots quickly map a scene and identify items they need to complete a set of tasks.

An Auslan-friendly group that meets up monthly helps people of all abilities to chat and practise sign language. The founders say the group gives people a safe space to socialise and meet people.

The best robot vacuums employ super-smart navigation technology, pick up a significant amount of debris and operate nearly independently. After over a month of testing seven top-rated robot ...

One way to bridge that gap is building biohybrid robots that merge synthetic machinery with biological components like animal muscles, bacteria, or plants. But living muscles are very hard to keep ...

A good way to test this principle is robot soccer. Robots perceive the world around them very differently from the way humans do. When we walk down the street, we know what we need to pay ...

Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara and Pedro Pascal, director Chris Sanders’ family-friendly animation tells the story of a robot who befriends and nurtures a menagerie ...

Chinese electronics behemoth Xiaomi has pulled off a doozy with the X20+ and produced one of the most versatile and cost-effective hybrid robot vacs money can currently buy. It vacuums like a pro ...

Researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal 'metasheet' but, with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.

Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers future tech, sustainability and the social impact of technology. He is co-host of CNET's "What The Future" series and ...