Browsing: Robot

Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has a wake-up call for investors pouring billions into humanoid robot startups: you’re wasting your money. Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent…

Nature, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02991-zDevice can place an emergency breathing tube in the trachea faster than medical personnel can, even those with extensive training.

Stair-climbing robot vacuums are actually about to be a reality, sort of. That’s courtesy of a little baby trend at IFA 2025 of robot vacuums slipping…

During a presentation at IFA 2025, Deebot parent company Ecovacs (full disclosure: travel and lodging were paid by Ecovacs, but Gizmodo did not guarantee any coverage…

When I was 16 years old, I wrote my first fanfiction. It was a crossover fic where the cast from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy…

Tesla’s sales are down in the U.S., they’re down in Europe, they aren’t exactly taking off in India, the Cybertruck has been a flop and CEO Elon…

Most robot vacuums have two wheels in the back that are directly powered, though they may still have front roller that allows them to move smoothly.…

The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot is the company’s first combination robot vacuum and mop. It debuted at Dyson’s Berlin store during the IFA tech show this…

We’re in an age where you can realistically delegate tasks to smart hunks of metal, whether it’s a self-driving car or a robot that can clean…

Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well and — thanks to bigger batteries and better robot brains — rarely get tired of…