Former iRobot CEO Colin Angle is working on robotic 'Familiars' with his new company, Familiar Machines & Magic.

Colin Angle, the guy who co-founded iRobot and helped put robot vacuums in millions of homes, just unveiled his new company ...

Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...

CivDot is a four-wheeled robot that can mark up to 3,000 layout points per day and is accurate within 8 millimeters. Bechtel Corporation is using the robots on rugged terrain in Texas and Nevada. The ...

Yukai Engineering is no stranger to cute but somewhat odd little robots. And at CES 2025, they revealed Mirumi, a robot that’s made to “delight bystanders” by turning its head to greet them. The robot ...

When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the classroom and friends can also take a toll. For young people ...

If you’ve tuned in for any track and field events at the Paris Olympics, you may have noticed a fleet of cute little robot cars speeding around the infield. They’re called field support robots and ...

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