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Sharp Poketomo: A Pocket-Sized AI Friend, A Robot With Empathy and Snapdragon Power
[ad_1] At CEATEC 2025, Sharp drew considerable attention with Poketomo, a palm-sized AI companion that blurs the line between toy, robot, and emotional assistant. Announced in August 2025 and now showcased publicly for the first time, this 11.7 cm-tall, meerkat-inspired robot embodies Sharp’s long-term vision of “Empathy Intelligence” — technology designed not just to answer…
Shark vs. Roomba: Comparing top robot vacuums hands-on
[ad_1] The conversation surrounding the best robot vacuums is a loud one, with an ever-changing handful of brands at the forefront depending on who released a new model most recently. But despite the stiff competition that the Eufy and Roborock vacuums of the world pose, the Shark vs. Roomba debate is particularly heated — exemplified…
A stair climbing robot vacuum? Everything that’s coming soon from Anker, Eufy, and Soundcore.
[ad_1] Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsEufySoundcoreAnker The upcoming months are going to be busy for Anker Innovations. Under the company’s umbrella include three well-known brands — Anker, Eufy, and Soundcore — all of which have new products coming within the next year. At IFA 2025, the brand launched its latest advancements…
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies
[ad_1] In an office at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a soft robotic hand carefully curls its fingers to grasp a small object. The intriguing part isn’t the mechanical design or embedded sensors — in fact, the hand contains none. Instead, the entire system relies on a single camera that watches the…
Doctor Who ‘The Robot Revolution’ review: Meet Belinda Chandra
[ad_1] Spoilers for “The Robot Revolution.” The start of any season of Doctor Who is important, doubly so when there’s a new co-star to introduce. “The Robot Revolution” has to get us to fall in love with Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu), ensnare new fans and keep existing ones hooked. Especially since it’s the second of…
Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage
[ad_1] On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER. The company claims these models will help robots of many shapes and sizes understand and interact with the physical world more effectively and delicately than previous systems, paving the way for applications such as humanoid robot…
Anker Eufy E20 review: A robot vacuum that transforms to do more
[ad_1] Convenience has always been the big promise of robot vacuums. Don’t clean your house yourself — instead, push a button and have a little robot putter around your home, sucking up all the dirt and debris in its path. Indeed, they are convenient, but they haven’t fully replaced a manually operated cordless vacuum. Chances…
Expanding robot perception
[ad_1] Robots have come a long way since the Roomba. Today, drones are starting to deliver door to door, self-driving cars are navigating some roads, robo-dogs are aiding first responders, and still more bots are doing backflips and helping out on the factory floor. Still, Luca Carlone thinks the best is yet to come. Carlone,…
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Here are the best robot vacuum deals right now
[ad_1] We’re in an age where you can realistically delegate tasks to smart hunks of metal, whether it’s a self-driving car or a robot that can clean on your behalf. Most of us probably won’t be able to afford the helpful sentient humanoids being developed in our lifetimes, but robot vacuums are an affordable way…
Our latest advances in robot dexterity
[ad_1] Research Published 12 September 2024 Authors Robotics team Two new AI systems, ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart, help robots learn to perform complex tasks that require dexterous movement People perform many tasks on a daily basis, like tying shoelaces or tightening a screw. But for robots, learning these highly-dexterous tasks is incredibly difficult to get…
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