CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Unitree just dropped its latest creation, the R1 humanoid robot, and people are talking. At only $5,900, it's the most affordable bipedal robot we've seen so far. The low price has taken the tech ...

The robots at CES 2025 looked cuter than ever, and were packing more AI than we may be comfortable with. Reading time 4 minutes They can scoot, flip, grab a candy bar, and lethargically leverage it ...

*At Shanghai’s World AI Conference on July 25, Unitree Robotics unveiled the R1, a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot priced at just 39,900 yuan ($5,900). According to Hype Fresh, this sleek, 55-pound marvel ...

Though robodogs are available for consumer purchase, most will be deployed to industry and research and maybe even security or rescue. Unitree's latest intrepid quadruped is tough, durable, fast and ...

Unitree has launched a modified version of its B2 quadruped aimed at putting out fires. Able to host various use-specific modules, the robodog hauls a powerful water cannon high-flow and can operate ...

In a stunning display of technological advancement, China's Unitree Robotics has unveiled its latest feat, a humanoid robot that can perform kung fu moves with astonishing precision and balance. The ...

A hot potato: Recent efforts by tech companies to develop increasingly human-like autonomous robots have invited endless comparisons to the Terminator films. While the criticisms are usually made in ...

It was an interesting year for robots at CES 2025. While we had hoped the AI boom would bring a new wave of useful robots to ...

Chinese robot maker Unitree has shown off its next quadripedal robot dog — and it’s a doozy. The Unitree A2 Stellar Explorer, advertised as being “lighter, stronger, and faster,” can perform some ...

My mental images of robots include friendly Rosey the Robot of Jetsons fame, R2-D2 and C3PO from Star Wars, and the various cyborgs from the terrifying Terminator franchise. There's a big range ...