21+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1354+ words) The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are a head strap, a smartphone and a list of chores. With the evolution of artificial intelligence, humanoid robots have become…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1556+ words) China's birth rate has hit a historic low " deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country's massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing retirees swells. A flurry of policies from Chinese…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1293+ words) Tesla dominated the electric vehicle industry by the mid-2010s with sleek, fast cars that helped combat the public perception that EVs were severely limited by short ranges. Now the company " and its controversial CEO, Elon Musk " face stiffer competition and political…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1613+ words) On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch " but this turf isn't for humans. It's where engineers working for his start-up, Booster Robotics, train human-like robots to play soccer using artificial intelligence…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (584+ words) Tech historians may look back on 2025 as a kind of trough in consumer robotics. Two decades ago, Roombas blew everyone's mind. The company that made them, iRobot, was so flush by 2015 it started its own venture capital arm. But after…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1168+ words) Its name is Courtney. Courtney doesn't have eyes, but it's got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils. It's been described as a "large cooler on four wheels....