It’s been 17 months since Amazon agreed to buy iRobot for $1.7 billion. The subsequent year and a half has unfolded at a glacial pace, as the deal […]
Carta takes heat, Samsung unveils an upgraded Ballie, and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to cars
Hello, fine friends, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular recap of noteworthy happenings in tech over the past few days. Our team on the ground […]
What CES 2024 told us about the home robot
Few tech demos can match the spectacle of robotics. Even as the field grows increasingly prevalent in a broad range of industrial workplaces, mechatronics doing impressive things will […]
CES 2024: Hands-on with the at-home Nimble manicure robot
At CES 2024, Nimble unveiled its manicure robot, which uses AI and robotics to accurately paint your nails in 25 minutes.
Samsung brings back Ballie, its home robot, at CES 2024 — with a few upgrades
Remember Ballie, Samsung’s spherical home robot from CES 2020? I sure didn’t — until Samsung brought it back at this year’s keynote with a few on-trend AI upgrades. […]
CES 2024: LG announces walking, talking, ‘Jetsons-esque’ smart home robot
At CES 2024, LG unveiled its AI agent, a robot designed to assist with household chores and tasks and served as a smart home hub. It reminds us a lot of ‘The Jetsons.’
Amazon brings its home robot to businesses
In an acknowledgement that cracking the home robotics market is hard, Amazon is bringing its Astro robot to a decidedly more corporate audience. The company today announced Astro […]