Abstract: We provide a method for detecting and localizing objects near a robot arm using arm-mounted miniature time-of-flight sensors. A key challenge when using arm-mounted sensors is ...

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more ...

Forget Thing T. Thing from The Addams Family (yes, that's the full name); modern science has officially brought us a detachable robot hand that can actually skitter across the floor, grab you a beer, ...

In brief: Zeroth, a startup pushing the boundaries between consumer robotics and artificial intelligence, is introducing two personal robots to the US market. The company's new models, the W1 and M1, ...

Object avoidance is a tough nut to crack on robot vacuums, but Narwal's new Flow 2 promises it has the best yet with a mix of on-board processing and AI cloud computing. Ajay has worked in tech ...

CES 2026, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is here. And lucky for you, we have TechCrunch editors and reporters on the ground to cover the news, scout out the interesting, weird, ...

Jackery, a provider of solar power and backup solutions, is showcasing new products at CES 2026. The lineup includes a Solar Gazebo, with solar panels replacing the roof tiles, integrated power outlet ...

MIT scientists working with Google DeepMind researchers have developed an AI-driven robot that can ‘turn ideas into physical objects’ based on simple text descriptions. The researchers say their robot ...

Here’s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics — an Arduino-controlled two-wheeled robot. The video assumes you already have one ...

iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and is pursuing a buyout from its primary manufacturer in China after the company's acquisition by Amazon was ...

Google DeepMind recently demonstrated that Apptronik’s Apollo robot can perform complex tasks using objects it had never encountered before. In the showcase, the robot is seen handling oddly shaped or ...

Dyson has officially launched the Spot+Scrub AI robot vacuum in China, positioning it as a high-end home cleaning device powered by on-device artificial intelligence. The product is priced at 5,499 ...