Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan. You ...

Tesla is developing a humanoid robot called Optimus. CEO Elon Musk said about 80% of Tesla's future value could come from Optimus. Musk teased Optimus V3 on X, calling it "sublime." For Elon Musk, the ...

In September 2025, a story about an artificial-intelligence robot that apparently was the first of its kind to experience post-traumatic stress disorder spread across social media. According to the ...

Hardware You can buy a Chinese made programmable humanoid-robot for under $6,000 USD, but it might be the same one that tried to fight civilians Hardware If you were ever worried about a machine ...

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Dyson’s first robot vacuum and mop is big but not particularly bold. Dyson’s first robot vacuum and mop is big but not particularly bold. The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now iRobot’s new ...

Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, analyst, product reviewer, and editor. He got his start in consumer tech, breaking Android news at Newsweek before going to PCMag, ...

Roborock unveils its first lineup of robot lawnmowers at IFA 2025, joining competitors like Eufy and Husqvarna in the market, along with a number of other new products. Ajay has worked in tech ...

Charlie the Beagle tackles messes with more enthusiasm than any fancy robot vacuum. Comedian’s arrest over social media posts sparks warning for Americans ...

Stairs are the enemy of robot vacuums, and Eufy says it has a solution in its new “Marswalker” solution that gives your cleaning robot its own climbing robot. The Eufy Marswalker is the “world’s first ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center doctors have a surprising new addition to their team of heart surgeons: a $2.5 million robot. By mid-August, the first two patients had undergone ...

What happened? Roborock, the brand responsible for our favorite robot vacuum, has revealed a sprawling lineup of new products at IFA 2025. This includes not just a new robot vacuum, but also an ...