While not 100% hands-free, it's miles ahead of where robot vacuums were only a few years ago.

Abstract: Existing multi-agent path-finding (MAPF) methods either assume homogeneous robots or require inter-robot communication, limiting their deployment in large-scale agricultural settings. We ...

Robot vacuums have surged from a few trusted brands to a crowded field of manufacturers racing to outdo each other with new ...

Roombas are an extremely popular brand of robot vacuum cleaners. iRobot holds a commanding 42 percent market share in the U.S ...

In some sense, Mr. Brooks has only himself to blame. The current humanoid craze is “kind of his fault,” said Anthony Jules, Mr. Brooks’s co-founder and C.E.O. at Robust.AI, which is building automated ...

Pour one out for the ancient MetroCard and its equally old cousin, the PATH SmartLink card. The beginning of the end for these longtime ways to pay fares on the bi-state PATH system came Thursday when ...

Roborock's Black Friday discounts are available across all of your favorite retailers, with robot vacuum and mop combos from the Qrevo Pro to the S8 MaxV Ultra on sale for the holidays. The holiday ...

Shanghai — A Chinese robot has stepped into the Guinness World Records after completing a three-day, 66-mile trek, the longest reported distance ever walked by a humanoid machine. The AgiBot A2, which ...

Tight enclosed spaces, collapsed structures and unstable rubble can prevent human responders from searching for survivors in many disaster situations. Still, researchers at Johns Hopkins University ...

Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot. I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an open-plan kitchen ...

Elon Musk, already the world’s richest man, is now on the path to becoming its first trillionaire. Tesla’s shareholders recently approved a massive pay package for the CEO, including some $1 trillion ...

No need to drag out the vacuum every week to keep your home floors looking spotless. Instead, put your feet up and let a handy robot vacuum do all the dirty work for you. You can say goodbye to your ...