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As Amazon builds up its robotic workforce, we’re seeing everything from squat and goofy to humanoid and somewhat intimidating. The Amazon Astro (and its doomed Business version) putters around with a smile, but the bipedal Digit has the size and shape of a human—and it walks. Digit started with basic …

Apple is said to be making a major project pivot. In February, the company cancelled its rumored, confirmed, and now-defunct “Apple car” program, and it’s reportedly shifting toward a fairly unexpected new scheme: personal robot assistants. Many of us thought back in January that Apple’s electric vehicle was getting closer to …

Some things come easy to humans but are vexing problems for machines. You can probably stack groceries in a trunk or set a table with little trouble, but a robot stumbles over the numerous constraints we process without hesitation. A team at MIT has created a new generative AI tool …

It wouldn’t be CES without some new Samsung robots. The company on Monday at its virtual press conference showed off three new Bots to help pick up items around the house and act as personal assistants. And one of those, a smart vacuum that also doubles as a security camera, will …

Many news stories about robots have a bit of fun joking about the impending robot apocalypse when the machines no longer need us. For many people, a more frightening and real possibility is that a robot may be coming for their jobs. It can feel odd to celebrate the admittedly …