Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

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The partnership highlights the rapidly growing intersection between advanced AI systems and the future of space exploration, ...

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First lady Melania Trump appeared with a humanoid robot at a White House event for her Fostering the Future Together initiative. The robot's appearance was meant to demonstrate the future of education ...

In 1980, the first industrial robot arm could move six axes with brute strength, but it couldn’t pick up a strawberry without crushing it. Four decades later, robotic arms are faster, safer, and ...

Spine robots have advanced significantly, especially with pedicle screw placement and surgical preplanning. However they’ve also hit a wall in some efficiency, cost and the roles they play in the OR.

Humanoid robots are expected to appear in more homes and rack up more hours in warehouses and factories in the coming year. The makers of these bipedal bots are betting big on how they'll change the ...