Abstract: Although most people interact with social robots in daily environments in a friendly manner, some do not. They sometimes destroy, insult, bully, or abuse them. Uncovering such antisocial ...

Salad and bowl restaurant chain Sweetgreen Inc. this month sold its Spyce robotics business to Wonder Group Inc. for $186.4 million. Both Sweetgreen and Wonder said they plan to install Spyce’s ...

There are household appliances you can convince yourself you don’t need. Sometimes, you’re right — I mean, who needs a 9-in-1 coffeemaker, rice cooker, and ice cream machine? For a while, I even put ...

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine. By Richard Sandomir In the early 1960s, the toy inventor Burt Meyer went to an ...

Aiming to replicate its smartphone dominance in the physical world, Google DeepMind has recruited former Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders to lead a new hardware engineering division. The hire marks ...

At the AI Journey 2025 Forum in Moscow, Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, introduced its latest AI-powered humanoid robot named "Green." The robot, boasting over 60 motors and advanced sensors, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. While Elon Musk plans a Tesla bot factory in Silicon Valley, Chinese companies like Unitree Robotics are already ...

DeepMind’s chief says he envisions Gemini as an operating system for physical robots. The company has hired Aaron Saunders to help make that a reality. The hire is a key part of DeepMind CEO Demis ...