Figure’s new humanoid robot leverages OpenAI for natural speech conversations
Figure has unveiled its latest humanoid robot, the Figure 02. The system is — and its name helpfully suggests — the successor to the Figure 01 robot unveiled in 2023.…
Early Prime Day deals: The best robot vacuum deals available now
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Are you looking to free up some of your time by getting a robot vacuum? There is no better time to upgrade than Amazon Prime…
Apple Intelligence could skip HomePod to debut on a mysterious table-top robot
Roger Fingas / Android Authority TL;DR Apple’s first smart home product supporting its new AI platform could be a robotic smart display. Early reports describe the project as a video…
Amazon will brick its Astro robot intentionally within a year of launch
Jon Fingas / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon announced the discontinuation of its Astro for Business program, which it launched in November 2023. Customers who invested in the $2,350 robot dogs…
Amazon retires its Astro for Business security robot after only 7 months
Amazon has decided to discontinue its Astro for Business device, a security robot for small—and medium-sized businesses, just seven months after launch. In an email sent to customers and employees…
ECOVACS Deebot T30S Combo robot hits record-low price
Are you looking for a new robot vacuum and mop? These are awesome, but you’ll quickly realize they aren’t perfect. No matter how good a robot is, it will miss…
Save 42% on this epic GravaStar Alpha65 GaN 65W robot charger!
I thought the UGREEN Nexode RG 65W was cool, but this charger is certainly giving it a run for its money. The GravaStar Alpha65 GaN 65W robot wall charger is…
Robot cats, dogs and birds are being deployed amid an ‘epidemic of loneliness’
In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro. More than 30 years after its development,…
Get $700 off the Narwal Freo robot vacuum and mop
Narwal offers some of our favorite robot vacuum and mop combos. They are powerful, great-looking, and offer some fantastic features, competing only against the best in the industry. They are…
Persona’s founders are certain the world can use another humanoid robot
Jerry Pratt and Figure quietly parted ways last month. The MIT research scientist spent just under two years with the Bay Area-based robotics firm. In 2022, he left Boardwalk Robotics,…