Mirumi is adorable. But living with it reminded me of the limits to the companionship a social robot can provide. is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 ...

CES 2026 in Las Vegas dramatized how humanoid robots advanced. Some are moving into eerie human replication, while others are proving to be amazing industrial tools. The CES show floor was dominated ...

Humanoid robots are in the news again. This time it’s a helper bot from a popular South Korean company. The Consumer Electronics Show draws thousands to its Las Vegas showroom. A standout product on ...

CES always brings robots — some useful, some confusing, some that feel like movie props that wandered into the wrong conference. But this year, there’s a real shift: robots aren’t trying to be sci-fi ...

LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and ...

For better or worse, CES 2026 is already shaping up to be a big year for humanoid robots. Chinese company Agibot showed up with two: the roughly human-sized A2 and the slightly smaller X2, both of ...

The annual CES trade show is here, shining a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026. The multi-day event, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, kicks off this week ...

Zeroth is launching a WALL-E lookalike for $5,599. Zeroth is launching a WALL-E lookalike for $5,599. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more ...

Twenty-five years of the new millennium have passed and we’re still waiting for the futuristic world we were promised: Living in space, hover-cars, jet packs and extraterrestrial encounters. However, ...

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