We’re far from realizing the kind of nanomachines envisioned in media like “The Diamond Age” and Metal Gear Solid, but scientists have just taken a meaningful step towards the next best thing. A team ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Robots made by Chinese ...

Pickle Robot, which builds autonomous unloading robots for warehouses and distribution centers, announced a new chief financial officer just days after a report of a major deal with UPS. The ...

In the future, a caregiving machine might gently lift an elderly person out of bed in the morning and help them get dressed. A cleaning bot could trundle through a child’s room, picking up scattered ...

The Chinese ODM makes robot vacuums for dozens of companies along with its own 3i line. The Chinese ODM makes robot vacuums for dozens of companies along with its own 3i line. I’ve tested a couple of ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree just launched the “world’s first” humanoid robot app ...

What’s keeping them off the street is a challenge robotics researchers have circled for decades. Building robots is easier than making them function in the real world. A robot can repeat a TikTok ...

Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail. Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tech historians may look back on 2025 as a kind of trough in consumer robotics.

AMC Robotics Corp. (AMCI) is a newly public AI-robotics and smart security company that is trading on the Nasdaq following its SPAC merger with AlphaVest Acquisition Corporation earlier in the month.

AGIBOT X2 just made history: the first humanoid to land a clean Webster Flip. In this 30-second clip, you’ll see every millisecond from launch to landing in ultra-slow 4K. Stick around for the physics ...