Robots at CES 2026 are smarter, more helpful and more fun. Here are our favorites so far.

The Baka RoboCup 2007 is a robot competition in Japan, but not one to see what robot can kick a soccer ball the best or drive the fastest. No, it’s a competition to see which robot is the most ...

The Steampunk robot toys seem to come out of nowhere, attacking the dogs from all angles. These robots prank each beagle dog with their own funny noises, giving the cute dogs the robot fight of their ...

Siri has all the right answers and then some. Robots have no trouble tackling straight forward questions, but the more esoteric or punnier queries can trip them up because, well, they're not human.

Video game robots, like Guardian Stalker, provide unique gameplay experiences with their personalities and abilities. Respawn Entertainment excels in creating likable robot characters such as ...

Artificial intelligence will never get the context of jokes like humans do, and thus machines, in themselves, have no real need for humor. Pixabay/Tumisu Humor is like an opposable thumb; it’s what ...

Machines can be funny when they mistakenly bump into things – but standup is a tough gig even for humans Robots can make humans laugh – mostly when they fall over – but a new research project is ...