Robots are one of four strategic areas SoftBank is investing heavily in to realize Son’s vision of dominating the AI industry and developing super intelligent AI. It is also pouring money into chips, data centers, and energy, as well as companies at the “forefront of generative AI.”

Robot vacuums have evolved far beyond the basic “bump-and-spin” models that once dominated store shelves at budget prices. Roborock has firmly planted itself in the luxury segment of this market, where several of their flagship models now command $1,

On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we introduce you to DoorDash’s new delivery robot and discuss what the growing robot population means for humans.

If you walk through almost any manufacturing facility, you will see tons of work being completed by various types of robots. Most people aren’t too worried about those robots, however, because they look like large specialized machines,

A video making its rounds on social media shows an engineer from a startup called Skild AI taking a chainsaw to the limbs of a robot dog.

A single AI model trained to control numerous robotic bodies can operate unfamiliar hardware and adapt eerily well to serious injuries.

The industrial robot rollout across the globe neared a record in 2024 with 542,000 installations — more than double the number 10 years ago, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IRF).