Realbotix aims to make its robots as human as possible, and at CES 2026, I had an opportunity to interview them and see how far along they are.

Lovense debuted at CES 2026 with a product that is hard to ignore. The brand, known for its app-connected sex toys, unveiled ...

Cute, alien-inspired companion robots are a fixture at CES, but have I ever seen one with a furry telescoping neck that's ...

Human-inspired robots, aptly called humanoids, have emerged as the tech industry’s big bet on what comes next. They stand ...

The rise of social media turned human attention into a commodity. Now, the AI race is taking that to new heights.

Unlike typical desk robots that rely on simple animations or scripted voice prompts, bibo uses a combination of on-device AI, ...

Curio, a Redwood City startup, sells stuffed animals, including a talking rocket plushie called Grok that’s voiced by artist Grimes, who has children with billionaire Elon Musk. Bondu, a San Francisco ...

CES 2026 is just around the corner and we will be there again. Here, we look back at our 2025 coverage, which was very ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For many, iRobot’s Roomba robot vacuum was their first experience with a home robot. When I got my Roomba in ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

It'll likely be a while before we have humanoid robots taking over our household chores, but what you can count on sooner is seeing more robots in industrial settings, like factories and warehouses.

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 ...