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.

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Humanoid robots are all over social media, doing everything from dancing to serving drinks. But are they really going to show up in our lives?

One of the promises underwriting the AI boom is that software will be able to use computers on our behalf. At the low end, this looks like the “deep research” tools AI firms have already released that ...

Imagine a world where your morning coffee is brewed by a robot that remembers your exact preferences, your home is cleaned by a machine with human-like dexterity, and factories are staffed by tireless ...

Posha uses AI and a motorized arm to cook your dinner autonomously. It’s impressive but expensive, and raises all the usual concerns about connected kitchen appliances. As I’m sitting in my office ...

Krone’s state-of-the-art, smart factory in Ibbenbüren produces complex welded assemblies for the company’s tractors and ...

A new report from McKinsey paints a bold vision of an emerging partnership between humans and machines. But it makes too many flimsy assumptions. AI is expanding the productivity frontier. Realizing ...

We’re far from realizing the kind of nanomachines envisioned in media like “The Diamond Age” and Metal Gear Solid, but scientists have just taken a meaningful step towards the next best thing. A team ...

As uncertainty looms about robots taking over human jobs, UC San Diego Robotics Institute researchers say robots are not replacing people, but rather filling gaps. Lawmakers react to US seizure of ...

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