Horror stories from robot vacuum owners mostly stem from two fixable mishaps: They accidentally bought a dinky robot vacuum or merely haven't set their very capable robot vacuum up for success in the ...

Floor cleaning can feel like a never-ending chore, but if daily tidying isn’t on your schedule, a robot vacuum can step in to help. While these devices won’t entirely eliminate the need for manual ...

From such simple tasks as separating "lefts" from "rights" to inspecting and rejecting parts using complex vision systems, automation brings tremendous improvements to the plastics production process.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making ...

Having a robot housekeeper like Rosie from The Jetsons cartoon isn’t all that far-fetched. In fact, it’s becoming a reality — but with a few caveats. NEO is a humanoid robot designed to take on daily ...

Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot. I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an open-plan kitchen ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Whisker, maker of the self-cleaning litter boxes that have saved cat ...

California startups are building robots to help with fold laundry and other tedious tasks as the race to dominate artificial ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.