Roomba inventor unveils a companion robot that's more pet than helper

The unnamed Familiar exists more for emotional support than completing tasks.
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New AI robot acts like a pet, responds to human emotions in real time

Colin Angle unveils Familiar, a furry emotional companion robot from startup Familiar Machines & Magic, aiming to build ...

Full-Process, All-Element Test Run Conducted for 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon

BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 April 2026 - The 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and Humanoid Robot ...

Pudu Robotics raises nearly $150M at $1.5B valuation to deploy embodied AI technology

Pudu Technology Inc., a leading developer of intelligent service robotics, has raised nearly $150 million in a new funding ...
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Meta acquires robotics AI company to help build humanoid technology

Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence, adding founders Lerrel Pinto and Xiaolong Wang to Meta Superintelligence Labs as it ...

'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...

Roborock Reigns Supreme for Robot Vacuums—But These Other Editor-Tested Models Are Worth a Look

We put several robot vacuums from Roborock, Eufy, Dreame, and more through a series of mess tests to see which stood out.
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The Robot in Your Kitchen

A dozen or so young men and women, eyes obscured by VR headsets, shuffle around a faux kitchen inside a tech company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down ...