Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

How often are today’s “home robots” actually doing the work alone? In many of the most convincing kitchen-and-laundry demos, ...

Commentary: The idea of a human-controlled robot in your home might sound weird, but perhaps it's not all that different from what we're used to. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a ...

Robots that climb, mop, mow and manage daily chores are still in high demand, despite the industry’s continued challenges.

No, this isn’t Wall-E — from the Pixar film — picking up trash, or Rosie, the housekeeper on the 1960s animated show, the Jetsons; it’s the real thing, or something close to it. California-based tech ...

Humanoid robots have officially arrived... sort of. Companies are wheeling out sleek, expensive prototypes with human-like limbs, while cooing PR departments promise a future where your home is ...