A new caretaker class? As robots go mainstream, there's a job they're creating instead of eliminating

AI-powered delivery robots from companies like Serve Robotics are replacing human drivers across the nation — but they can't do it without help.

Robot solves 4x4x4 puzzle cube in 45 seconds, breaks decade-old record

During the demonstration, the two brothers set a new record for the fastest time a robot could solve a 4x4x4 puzzle cube.
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CMU unveils robot designed to speed up recycling of old technology

PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute gave Channel 11 an inside look at a new robot designed to tear apart old electronics like televisions. It takes just seconds for the robot to open up a ...
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Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind

NEW YORK (AP) — As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its ...

How do some robot vacuums clean and navigate better than others? They're probably using AI.

Whether we like it or not, AI is responsible for much of what makes modern robot vacuums so autonomous.
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Narwal’s New Robot Vacuum at CES Promises Massively Improved Object Avoidance. I Have My Doubts

Object avoidance is a tough nut to crack on robot vacuums, but Narwal's new Flow 2 promises it has the best yet with a mix of on-board processing and AI cloud computing. Ajay has worked in tech ...
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I’m a 25-year-old founder who loves robots but too many humanoids are militant and creepy-looking. Things need to change—just look at Elon Musk

I’m a founder who spends a lot of time around humanoid robots. And while today’s innovation is cutting-edge, the majority of today’s humanoids are militant, aggressively masculine, and plain ...