It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The ...

A Tesla Optimus robot took a tumble during a recent demo, and its virality is emblematic of deep-seated scepticism over AI ...

Inc. takes a retrospective look at this year's most notable, albeit funny, failures in the business and innovation space.

From overheating smart beds and privacy snafus to generative AI foul-ups and bricked smart thermostats, we had a bumper crop ...

Robotic soccer game at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China. 14 August 2025.

Humanoid robot startups are raising massive funding rounds, and the sales pitch is familiar. Human-shaped machines will soon ...

That's a slight exaggeration. Humanoid robots are ready for marketing and experimentation. In promotional videos, they ...

Robot vacuums have steadily improved their cleaning performance and object avoidance over the years, but during our testing at CNET Labs, we discovered an odd trade-off.

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming ...

City officials have called for a hearing investigating Waymo after the company’s self-driving taxis suffered widespread ...

In a whimsical blend of technology and holiday spirit, a humanoid robot has taken on the challenge of reenacting a classic scene from the beloved 2003 romantic comedy, Love Actually. This playful ...

Many leaders of those companies would like to temper those expectations. For all the recent advances in the field, humanoid ...