Humans are desperate to put the robots to work. The only problem is, the robots don’t “work” to any degree. These humanoid bots are interesting. Some are even cute. Few, if any, are anywhere close to prime time. It was a dour scene at CES 2026, so much so I can’t help but wonder if […]
Some Robots at CES Are Actually Impressive… In a Very Slow Kind of Way
We’ve been waiting on Rosey the robot for over 60 years now—some version of a robotic servant to take over the menial household chores that nobody enjoys. And judging by the footage that’s emerged from CES in Las Vegas this year, we’re still going to be waiting a while longer. But that doesn’t mean there’s […]
Hyundai and Boston Dynamics May Have Just Stolen the Robot Factory Narrative Away from Tesla
Hyundai is not claiming that robots will take over the world, or save mankind, but on Monday at CES it may have just cracked a load-bearing pillar of investor confidence in Elon Musk and Tesla. Hyundai simply makes way, way, way, more cars than Tesla. Over the last three years, Hyundai sold roughly 7 million […]
Behold: A Transformer That Turns Into a Working Bluetooth Speaker and Tape Deck
I’ve written about a few Bluetooth speakers in my day, but this one—this one, dear readers—is more than meets the eye. It’s my pleasure to introduce Robosen’s newest addition to the Transformer robot lineup, Soundwave, which incorporates, well… actual soundwaves. Like Robosen’s previous Transformers (this sick Bumblebee one, for example), Soundwave fully auto-converts from ass-kicking […]
Chinese Robot Sets Guinness World Record With 66-Mile Walk
The Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest continuous journey walked by a humanoid robot. AgiBot’s A2 walked 106.286 kilometers (66.04 miles), according to Guinness World Records, making the trek from Nov. 10-13. The robot journeyed from Jinji Lake in China’s Jiangsu province to Shanghai’s Bund waterfront district, according […]
You Must Read This Riveting Whistleblower Lawsuit About Allegedly Dangerous Robots
The allegations detailed in a new whistleblower lawsuit against a Silicon Valley robotics company read like the first act of a sci-fi suspense movie: a sidelined safety technician plays Cassandra while a robotics company allegedly rushes ahead trying to commercialize a powerful humanoid robot with bone-crunching capabilities. The situation gets more and more sinister—and intolerable […]
Elon Musk Claims Money Won’t Exist in the Future (and Jensen Huang Would Like a Heads Up)
Elon Musk made some wild claims at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, insisting that his Optimus robot would fix poverty, people wouldn’t have to work in the future, and money would eventually become irrelevant. Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, was also on stage and joked that […]
Russian Robot Faceplants on Stage During Moscow Showcase
These days, the tech world is obsessed with humanoid robots, and every company worth its salt is racing to develop its own bipedal droid that it can push to market. Unfortunately, a lot of these robots don’t seem to work very well yet. Case in point: This week, a Russian company unveiled its much-hyped prototype […]
Get Ready to Hear a Lot About Robot and AI ‘Swarms’
Scale is one of the biggest challenges currently facing the AI and robotics “revolution,” which is to say: How are we going to set up all the infrastructure needed for all these autonomous tools? One answer that you’re about to hear a lot more often: swarms. While OpenAI and other major artificial intelligence firms continue […]
Nvidia Bets the Future on a Robot Workforce
Nvidia is betting on an AI-driven robot workforce to shape the future of the country. “It is very likely that you might know robots, and my friend Elon is also working on this, [are] likely going to be one of the largest new consumer electronics markets, and surely one of the largest industrial equipment markets,” […]