SwitchBot says its humanoid household robot can do your laundry

SwitchBot says the Onero is a general-use humanoid robot designed to eliminate housework that can complete “everyday actions ...

Are our homes ready for a real-life Rosie the Robot? SwitchBot thinks so

The SwitchBot Onero H1 is an embodied AI robot -- that is, a humanoid robot meant to eliminate the need for humans to do housework. Think of Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons -- the Onero H1 is like a ...
Science Friday

What’s The Reality Behind The Humanoid Robot Hype?

Humanoid robots are all over social media, doing everything from dancing to serving drinks. But are they really going to show up in our lives?
New Scientist

The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, on how she ...

Sweekar turns the Tamagotchi into a physical AI pocket pet that won't die on you

Sweekar comes in pink, yellow and blue, but there will also be the option to switch up the shells and buy silly little ...
eWeek

The Robot Olympics Are Here: PI’s π0.6 Robot Takes on Doors, Keys, and a Greasy Pan

Physical Intelligence’s Robot Olympics puts robots to the test with real household chores, revealing how close ...
THE WEEK

The robot revolution

What is in the pipeline? Humanoid robots that can obey commands, make decisions, and deftly perform manual tasks have long been a sci-fi fantasy. Now they are becoming reality. Artificial intelligence ...
The Conversation

The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots

This article was commissioned in conjunction with the Professors’ Programme, part of Prototypes for Humanity, a global initiative that showcases and accelerates academic innovation to solve social and ...
Futurism

Scientists Reveal Robot Small Enough to Travel Through Human Body

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 New York Times

He’s the Godfather of Modern Robotics. He Says the Field Has Lost Its Way.

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 ...
CNET

Finally, I've Found a Worthy Successor to the Iconic 90s Tamagotchi

Thirty years later at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, I finally found a worthy successor to my treasured pixelated companion. Sweekar is a Tamagotchi-inspired pocket pet, an AI companion that grows physically ...
Fast Company

The strange triumph of Rosie the Robot

Hello again, and thank you for spending time with Fast Company’s Plugged In. Last October, I visited the Silicon Valley headquarters of 1X Technologies—the startup behind a humanoid home robot called ...