How do some robot vacuums clean and navigate better than others? They're probably using AI.

Some level of human-esque discernment feels necessary for a truly precise clean. AI dirt detection uses a mix of sensors and cameras to assess the mess at hand in real time and customize settings like ...
IEEE

Stereo Hand-Object Reconstruction for Human-to-Robot Handover

Abstract: Jointly estimating hand and object shape facilitates the grasping task in human-to-robot handovers. Relying on hand-crafted prior knowledge about the geometric structure of the object fails ...
HotHardware

Detachable Robot Hand Crawls, Climbs And Grips Multiple Objects At Once

Forget Thing T. Thing from The Addams Family (yes, that's the full name); modern science has officially brought us a detachable robot hand that can actually skitter across the floor, grab you a beer, ...
The Verge

Arduino’s UNO Q is already getting some upgrades.

The original version of the UNO Q paired Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRB2210 processor with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. A little over three months after it was announced alongside Qualcomm’s acquisition ...
TechSpot

Zeroth wants to sell you a robot to follow you around your house

In brief: Zeroth, a startup pushing the boundaries between consumer robotics and artificial intelligence, is introducing two personal robots to the US market. The company's new models, the W1 and M1, ...
CNET

Narwal’s New Robot Vacuum at CES Promises Massively Improved Object Avoidance. I Have My Doubts

Object avoidance is a tough nut to crack on robot vacuums, but Narwal's new Flow 2 promises it has the best yet with a mix of on-board processing and AI cloud computing. Ajay has worked in tech ...
TechCrunch

CES 2026: Follow live for the best, weirdest, most interesting tech as this robot and AI-heavy event wraps up

CES 2026, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is here. And lucky for you, we have TechCrunch editors and reporters on the ground to cover the news, scout out the interesting, weird, ...
Android Authority

This solar robot could power your electronics — and follow you around while doing it

Jackery, a provider of solar power and backup solutions, is showcasing new products at CES 2026. The lineup includes a Solar Gazebo, with solar panels replacing the roof tiles, integrated power outlet ...
electronics360.globalspec

Vine-inspired robot gripper effortlessly lifts both heavy and delicate objects

Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University have created a robotic gripper capable of snaking around and lifting a variety of objects, such as a glass vase and a ...
The New York Times

After Power Outage, San Francisco Wonders: Can Robot Taxis Handle a Big Earthquake?

City officials have called for a hearing investigating Waymo after the company’s self-driving taxis suffered widespread problems during a power outage. By Soumya Karlamangla San Francisco officials on ...
The Debrief

“Turn Ideas into Physical Objects”: If You Describe an Object, This AI-Driven Robot Can Build It

MIT scientists working with Google DeepMind researchers have developed an AI-driven robot that can ‘turn ideas into physical objects’ based on simple text descriptions. The researchers say their robot ...