Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed at Columbia Engineering learned realistic lip movements by watching its own ...

A new robot not only sports that feature, but it can actually train itself to speak like a person. Developed by robotics PhD student Yuhang Hu, Prof. Hod Lipson and colleagues at Columbia University, ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

Humans are desperate to put the robots to work. The only problem is, the robots don’t “work” to any degree. These humanoid bots are interesting. Some are even cute. Few, if any, are anywhere close to ...

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 ...

Realbotix aims to make its robots as human as possible, and at CES 2026, I had an opportunity to interview them and see how far along they are. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...

We’ve been waiting on Rosey the robot for over 60 years now—some version of a robotic servant to take over the menial household chores that nobody enjoys. And judging by the footage that’s emerged ...

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 ...

CES 2026 isn't the first year we've seen a wave of interesting robots or even useful robots crop up in Las Vegas. But it's the first year I can remember when there have been so many humanoid and ...

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 ...

LG’s new robot promises to tackle household chores so you don’t have to. South Korean home appliance brand LG showcased its CLOiD robot at CES 2026. The AI-powered robot is meant to perform common ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...