This fanny pack robot helped me walk miles

Some exoskeletons can also reverse their motors to help you build strength and burn calories by adding extra resistance: the ...
Interesting Engineering

Spinning-mass robots that roll and swim could soon achieve insect-like flight

A single physics trick lets robots roll, jump, swim, crawl inside pipes, and could soon power insect-like flight. An orange ...
Interesting Engineering

US researchers build fall-safe biped robots to advance real-world reinforcement learning

HybridLeg robots Olaf and Snogie use impact-safe design and self-recovery to enable scalable, real-world hardware ...
Maison et Domotique

The vacuum robot that “walks”: Roborock Saros Rover surprises CES 2026

At CES 2026, Roborock unveils Saros Rover (legs + wheels), the new Saros 20 series (including Saros 20 Sonic), the Qrevo Curv 2 Flow with roller, the F25 Ace Pro with JetFoaming foam, and its mowers ...
Consumer Reports

Best Robotic Vacuum-Mop Combos, Lab-Tested and Reviewed

It’s great to have a robot vacuum that can help you sweep up your floors, but, as useful as they might be, they’re not designed to tackle wet messes such as spills or your dog’s muddy paw prints. A ...
TechSpot

Roborock's Rover takes robot vacuums where none have gone before: up the stairs

Highly anticipated: Roborock used CES 2026 to debut a robot vacuum that can do what no previous model has achieved: climb a staircase. The prototype, called the Saros Rover, moves on a set of ...
Lifehacker

CES 2026: I Saw a Robot Vacuum With Legs Climb a Flight of Stairs

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. The ...
Los Angeles Times

Robot vacuum sprouts legs to tackle cleaning the stairs

Roborock, a Chinese robotic vacuum cleaner brand, unveiled a concept device with two legs that can climb stairs in people’s homes, a flashy example of efforts to sell ordinary consumers on the idea of ...
Phys.org

Inflatable fabric robotic arm picks apples

A low-cost, simple robotic apple picker arm developed by Washington State University researchers may someday help with fruit picking and other farm chores. The inflatable arm can see an apple, then ...
The Verge

CES promises the robot butler, but delivers better Roombas instead

The do-it-all home robot won’t be here any time soon. The do-it-all home robot won’t be here any time soon. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Robot Vacuum Maker Roborock Shows Off Stair-Climbing Model With Legs

Roborock, a Chinese robotic vacuum cleaner brand, unveiled a concept device with two legs that can climb stairs in people’s homes, a flashy example of efforts to sell ordinary consumers on the idea of ...
AOL

Hiltzik: A leading roboticist punctures the hype about self-driving cars, AI chatbots and humanoid robots

It may come to your attention that we are inundated with technological hype. Self-driving cars, human-like robots and AI chatbots all have been the subject of sometimes outlandishly exaggerated ...