Robots at CES 2026 are smarter, more helpful and more fun. Here are our favorites so far.

Two new studies introduce AI systems that use either video or photos to create simulations that can train robots to function in the real world. This could significantly lower the costs of training ...

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

(Reuters) -These robots don't break into a jig or jump, but their ability to do single tasks cheaply and efficiently is attracting investor dollars as focus shifts to function from flash. Far from the ...

Robot vacuums have become one of the most common smart home devices, especially for households that want to automate cleaning and save time. Their rise has shifted vacuuming from a manual weekly task ...

In the TV series Doctor Who, treeborgs supply fresh air to spaceship passengers. Part tree, part robot, these devices convert starlight into oxygen. In Nnedi Okorafor’s fantasy novel Zahrah the ...

Rehabilitation robots are useful tools for helping restore or improve your motor function. Robotic systems offer repetitive, intensive, and precise therapy that can enhance your physical function and ...

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Unitree Robotics is a world-renowned robotics company, ...

At a public-private elderly care institution in Haidian, the X-SPA Rehabilitation Therapy Robot from Agile Robots is highly ...

Among 6- to 15-year-olds with cerebral palsy, gait training with a wearable, untethered exoskeleton robot improved gross motor function, a randomized clinical trial showed. Improvements among the RAGT ...