Mirumi is adorable. But living with it reminded me of the limits to the companionship a social robot can provide. is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 ...

CES 2026 in Las Vegas dramatized how humanoid robots advanced. Some are moving into eerie human replication, while others are proving to be amazing industrial tools. The CES show floor was dominated ...

Humanoid robots are in the news again. This time it’s a helper bot from a popular South Korean company. The Consumer Electronics Show draws thousands to its Las Vegas showroom. A standout product on ...

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream. Tesla’s Optimus is pitched as an all-purpose humanoid robot that can do the heavy lifting on factory floors and free ...

Across Las Vegas this week, tech companies used the CES trade show to reveal their visions of a future filled with physical artificial intelligence. Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm made splashy robot-related ...

CES always brings robots – some useful, some confusing, some that feel like movie props that wandered into the wrong conference. In 2026, there’s a real shift: Robots aren’t trying to be sci-fi ...

CLOiD, LG's robot butler, was unveiled on the CES show floor. We saw it do some light baking, laundry folding and milk fetching. David Watsky Managing Editor / Home and Kitchen David lives in Brooklyn ...

LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and ...

For better or worse, CES 2026 is already shaping up to be a big year for humanoid robots. Chinese company Agibot showed up with two: the roughly human-sized A2 and the slightly smaller X2, both of ...

The annual CES trade show is here, shining a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026. The multi-day event, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, kicks off this week ...