Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged the possibility that Optimus could overshadow the legacy of the brand’s electric vehicles. Tesla lost EV sales leadership to BYD in 2025 amid regulatory challenges.

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter ...

Designed for seniors with dementia, the Tombot Jennie is the most realistic robot pet I've ever seen. It even helped comfort me with missing my real dog back at home. I'm PCMag's managing editor for ...

Together, Boston Dynamics, Hyundai, and Google aim to prove that humanoid robots are a viable technology for real-world applications. Can they succeed Among the bigger stories at the Consumer ...

The LG CLOiD robot folding towels at CES 2026. (Karissa Bell for Engadget) When LG announced that it would demo a laundry-folding, chore-doing robot at CES 2026, I was immediately intrigued. For years ...

Robot vacuum companies are once again out in full force at CES 2026, giving their devices a new set of intriguing — and sometimes unsettling — capabilities. This year, Chinese appliance maker Dreame ...

SwitchBot, known for its Matter-enabled smart vacuums and other smart home products, today introduced the Onero H1, a robot that is meant to automate household chores. The AI robot has a rolling base, ...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

The onero H1 is SwitchBot’s first humanoid robot, featuring 22 degrees of freedom and Intel RealSense cameras to handle various domestic chores. Using a self-developed OmniSense VLA model, the robot ...

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