After five and a half years developing its technology at Alphabet's "moonshot factory" X, Intrinsic became an independent Alphabet company in its "Other Bets" division in July 2021. The Google parent ...

Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google's domain.

Two Japanese firms embed quantum-inspired tech in a robot, enabling faster real-time tracking and smarter movement.

What is and isn’t a weed that needs to be eliminated in the field is determined by the eyes of the farmer — and now, increasingly, by a new AI model from Carbon Robotics. Seattle-based Carbon Robotics ...

Elon Musk, a long-time critic of the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos, Switzerland, appeared at the gathering for the first time on Thursday, where he predicted that robots will eventually ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

CES always brings robots – some useful, some confusing, some that feel like movie props that wandered into the wrong conference. In 2026, there’s a real shift: Robots aren’t trying to be sci-fi ...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics is also partnering with former owner Google's DeepMind on AI, in a full-circle moment for the two companies. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer.

Twenty-five years of the new millennium have passed and we’re still waiting for the futuristic world we were promised: Living in space, hover-cars, jet packs and extraterrestrial encounters. However, ...

This striking humanoid robot is the R1 from Robbyant, a company owned by Chinese tech giant Ant Group. The allure of humanoid robots is their versatility – you can imagine them doing any job that a ...

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Michigan have created the world's smallest autonomous and programmable robots. Each measuring about 200 micrometers wide – ...

AI-powered robotics finally stand ready to deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions that factories, warehouses, and maintenance providers want. The publicly traded companies that stand to benefit ...