Boston Dynamics Unveils First Commercial Atlas Humanoid Robot

Jason Nelson / decrypt - Boston Dynamics said manufacturing on its humanoid Atlas robots will begin immediately, with all 2026 deployments already reserved.

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LG's New Home Robot Can Do More Than Just Fold Laundry

slashgear - From folding laundry to light baking, LG's latest CES reveal wants to handle your chores. Find out why experts are impressed by its brain but wary of its speed.

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Samsung squashes hopes that it will release its Ballie home robot

Scharon Harding / arstechnica - Six years after its CES debut, Samsung has demoted Ballie to internal use.

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Snowflake gets frosty with Google Gemini

O'Ryan Johnson / theregister - Munge that corporate data using the LLM of your choice The data platform Snowflake is putting Google's Gemini to work inside its Cortex AI, aiming to give customers access to a foundational model within the boundaries of their data environment across supp…

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Roborock's Latest Robot Vacuums Do More Than Climb Stairs - They Jump

bgr - Roborock caught our eye last year when it released a robot vacuum with an arm, but at CES 2026, it's going a step further with jumping robovacs.

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Boston Dynamics unveils production Atlas designed for warehouses and factory floors

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Boston Dynamics is turning its humanoid robot Atlas into a commercial product. The first fleet ships to Hyundai in 2026, where the 1.9-meter-tall robot will handle heavy lifting in warehouses and factories.The article Boston Dynamics unveils production At…

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LG Electronics unveils new home robot CLOiD at CES 2026

Kim Boram / co - SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has unveiled a new...

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Uber reveals the design of its robotaxi at CES 2026

Jackson Chen / engadget - Waymo is getting a good look at the competition as Uber revealed the design of its robotaxi that's due to launch in San Francisco later this year. The upcoming robotaxi is a result of a partnership announced in July between Uber, Lucid and Nuro. The plan …

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CES 2026: Everything we expect from the year's biggest tech event

Sanuj Bhatia / pocket-lint - From AI-powered fridges to powerful new laptops and chips, here's everything we're expecting from CES 2026.

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Waymo's robotaxis froze when San Francisco's traffic lights went dark

techspot - Among the most visible signs of the disruption were the clusters of Waymo's white Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis idling motionless at intersections. The company, which operates more than 800 autonomous vehicles in the Bay Area, suspended ride-hailing operations …

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China cements global lead in smart vacuums as Picea acquires Roomba maker iRobot

scmp - Chinese robotics manufacturers are set to cement their dominance in the global smart vacuum market with Picea Robotics’ acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot, after the US firm’s proposed sale to Amazon.com last year fell through due to regulatory hurdles.Ch…

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Roomba Maker iRobot Declares Bankruptcy, Falls Into Chinese Hands

John Gruber / wsj - John Keilman, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): The company that makes Roomba robotic vacuums declared bankruptcySunday but said its devices will continue to function normallywhile the company restructures.Massachusetts-based iRobot has s…

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Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics set up Europe’s first foreign drone production line for Ukraine

Cate Lawrence / tech - Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics today announced the creation of “Quantum Frontline Industries” (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture that will establish Europe’s first fully automated, indus...

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Humanoid robot fires BB gun at YouTuber, raising AI safety fears | InsideAI had a ChatGPT-powered robot refuse a gunshot, but it fired after a role-play prompt tricked its safety rules.

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Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip

techspot - Later this month, Rivian will expand its hands-free driving system to cover 3.5 million miles of roads across North America – more than 20 times its current coverage. The system, available on second-generation R1 trucks and SUVs, will no longer be limited…

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Watch Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot takes an embarrassing tumble

digitaltrends - Tesla chief Elon Musk claimed in January that he believes its Optimus humanoid robot business will be worth “north of $10 trillion in revenue,” but a recent video suggests there’s still plenty of work to do on the contraption. In an embarrassing turn of e…

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