Hong Kong strengthens environmental impact reviews with AI, laser-armed robot dogs
Environmental Protection Department employs two systems – one for detecting bird species and another for monitoring trees – at Hong Kong Wetland Park.
Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026
AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine.
From AI companions to neural earbuds: The future unveiled at CES 2026
Take a look at some of the most interesting new tech from the gadget show.
Metaverse is out, while AI does the laundry: CES 2026's biggest tech
Not long since it hit peak hype in 2022, the metaverse now barely features in the latest models of smart glasses.
Humanoid robots go for knockout in high-tech Vegas fight night
Two robots the size of schoolchildren stepped into the ring at BattleBots Arena.
Dancing isn't enough: industry pushes for practical robots
Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a promise of things to come.
Humanoid robots pour coffee, fold laundry at CES. Painfully slowly
At the CES trade show in Las Vegas this week, robots poured coffee, played ping pong, dealt poker hands and folded laundry – all within a few feet of one another.
Robot vacuum maker Roborock shows off stair-climbing model with legs
Roborock, a Chinese robotic vacuum cleaner brand, unveiled a concept device with two legs that can climb stairs in people's homes, a flashy example of efforts to sell ordinary consumers on the idea of home robots.
Former Apple engineers launch 'visual brain' to help robots see
Top members of the team behind Apple Inc's Face ID are launching a startup to develop technology to help robots see better and move more safely in the world around them.
Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES 2026
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Jan 5 at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people do.
