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The Latest Breaking News on Robotics

This roaming solar robot might be the strangest (and smartest) CES launch I’ve seen this year

Jackery’s Solar Mars Bot looks like a toy, but it’s secretly a roaming home backup system

Watch out LG! SwitchBot just unveiled its very own household robot

SwitchBot wows at CES 2026 with new smart locks, lights and a home robot

Got a robot vacuum? 4 tips and tricks to make it clean every room better

Get your robot vacuum cleaning every room perfectly with these top tips.

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I thought it was weird spying on my cats with this new robotic litter box — but it does more than just record them

The Petkit Purobot Max Pro 2 is one of the most tech heavy robotic litter boxes around, complete with an AI-powered 1080p camera to track your cats.

Tom’s Guide

The mystery of flight MH370: will a new search find the missing airliner after more than a decade?

In 2014 the Malaysian Airlines jet vanished over the Indian Ocean. Now the team that located Shackleton’s Endurance is looking again with the latest undersea robots

The Guardian - UK

China Deploys Robots to Patrol Border Crossings as 'Embodied AI' Goes Public

As part of China's broader push in the field of robotics, it is set to deploy a fleet of robots to the Fanggengchang border crossing in Guangxi near Vietnam.

International Business Times UK

World’s smallest autonomous robots are 'smaller than a grain of salt,' cost one penny apiece — researchers expect new micron-scale fully-programmable robots to be used in medicine, microscale manufacturing, and other areas

Fully programmable, autonomous robots 'smaller than a grain of salt' have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

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Robots fashioned from dead lobster exoskeletons have awesome strength, light weight, and flexibility — necrobotics advance mixes sustainable food waste with synthetic components

Swiss scientists have demonstrated the use of dead lobster tails as robotic appendages.

Tom’s Hardware

See the incredible engineering behind Disney's real-life Olaf

Behind-the-scenes videos show how Disney made the Frozen character walk and talk.

Creative Bloq

I literally just got a Roomba — will it still work now iRobot's gone bankrupt?

iRobot owner? Here's where you stand after the company announced its bankruptcy — and if your vac will still work

Tom’s Guide

Naughty Dog devs reportedly in mandatory overtime to complete Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet internal demo by December

No more Mr. Nice Dog

GamesRadar

Rayan Cherki shows superstar potential as Man City breeze into Carabao Cup semi-finals

Manchester City 2-0 Brentford: Cherki scored a stunner to put City on course for victory while usual bagsman Erling Haaland watched from the bench

The Independent UK

“Gibson wasn’t the only company to lose its mind in thrall to technology”: The 21st century gear trends that never caught on

Because not all innovations stand the test of time

Guitar World

Dreame expands beyond robot vacuums with its first-ever slim power bank

It's available in 5,000mAh and 10,000mAh versions

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iRobot files for bankruptcy – what this means for your Roomba robot vacuum

After 35 years, iRobot has filed for bankruptcy

Tom’s Hardware

Roomba maker iRobot announces bankruptcy — brand will live on under ownership of former supplier

Roomba maker iRobot goes bankrupt; now owned by former supplier Picea

International Business Times UK

Roomba Maker Declares Bankruptcy: How Tariffs Crushed the Company and What It Means for Customers

Rising tariffs significantly increased iRobot's costs and pressured profit margins, contributing to the Roomba maker's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

International Business Times

iRobot Stock Update: Roomba Giant Triggers Massive Sell-Off of Shares After Latest Move

iRobot Corp., the maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, triggering a sharp sell-off in its shares and signaling a near-total loss for common stockholders.

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Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy after 35 years — what it means for you

The Guardian - UK

Roomba maker iRobot bought by Chinese supplier after filing for bankruptcy

US-listed company, whose profits have been in decline since the pandemic, will be taken over by Picea

Evening Standard

Roomba maker iRobot set for buyout by manufacturer after filing for bankruptcy

US-listed iRobot said Shenzhen-based Picea Robotics, its lender and main manufacturer, will buy all iRobot’s shares as part of a restructuring.

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds; Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle; All Tomorrows by CM Kosemen; The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson; The Witching Hour by various authors

Evening Standard

Are you ready for the arrival of humanoid robots?

We are entering the era of Mechanical ai ‘beings’, says Chris Stokel-Walker, and all eyes are on China…

Honor Magic 8 Lite is built to last forever, but one question remains

This phone's spec sheet is heavily laden, but an essential detail is missing.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Pogba invests in Saudi Arabian camel racing team and aims to ‘elevate the sport’

The midfielder Paul Pogba has invested in the world’s first professional camel racing team

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