2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (324+ words) AI companies could stand together to draw red lines on military AI " why aren't they? "From their perspective, they'd love to keep making money and not have to talk about it," said a software engineer from Microsoft. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (181+ words) Google takes control of "Android of robotics" project in quest for physical AI'The Verge Intrinsic is focused on making robots easier to program, teach, and operate. Google is folding Alphabet"s AI robotics "moonshot," Intrinsic, into the company after five…...

1+ week, 22+ min ago  (201+ words) The Chinese smartphone company says it will reveal a humanoid robot at MWC this week, which I'm told will focus on domestic tasks. It's a big change for the company, even with the Robot Phone also on the way, but…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (150+ words) The shift comes just a few months after Amazon launched Blue Jay in October, calling it "an extra set of hands" for warehouse employees. Blue Jay wasn't designed for the smaller, more flexible same-day delivery centers Amazon is focusing on…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (177+ words) I hate my AI pet with every fiber of my being'The Verge Casio's $429 Moflin promised me calm. I got a supposedly lovable robot nuisance. After a few weeks living with Casio's AI-powered pet, Moflin, I finally understand why my mother…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1091+ words) Romo flies through chores, but a recent security vulnerability makes it impossible to recommend. It's been eight years since I last reviewed a robot vacuum. Having spent the last two months with a new flagship, I'm shocked by how much…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1034+ words) The immediate threat may be fixed, but this raises serious questions. Sammy Azdoufal claims he wasn't trying to hack every robot vacuum in the world. He just wanted to remote control his brand-new DJI Romo vacuum with a PS5 gamepad, he…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (248+ words) As part of its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics, iRobot is creating a new US-based subsidiary called iRobot Safe, which the company says will be "responsible for the protection of US consumer data," similar to the TikTok deal that was…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (197+ words) This $7,999 robot will fold (some of) your laundry'The Verge Weave's Isaac 0 can't fold large blankets, sheets, or inside-out clothes, and still needs help from human teleoperators. If you have a spare $7,999 (plus a $250 deposit), hate folding laundry, and happen to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (350+ words) Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is stepping down after six years'The Verge Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down from his role effective immediately and leaving the company on February 27th, as previously reported…...