Even astronauts do grunt work, including routine maintenance and organizing cargo. It’s a waste of precious space time and taxpayer money—it costs about $130,000 an hour to keep astronauts in orbit.

Google's new AI image model is so powerful that it erases what was left of the thin line between real and AI-generated imagery. Katelyn Chedraoui Writer I Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering ...

WTF?! Does the increasing pace of humanoid robot and AI advancement concern you? Here's a story that could exacerbate those concerns. Figure AI, the startup backed by the likes of Nvidia and Jeff ...

Backed by Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Figure AI is facing a federal whistleblower lawsuit from Robert Gruendel, the company's former head of product safety. Gruendel ...

Humanoid robots have officially arrived... sort of. Companies are wheeling out sleek, expensive prototypes with human-like limbs, while cooing PR departments promise a future where your home is ...

Robotics software startup Physical Intelligence has reportedly closed on a fresh, $600 million round of funding that brings its valuation to a lofty $5.6 billion. The company has not officially ...

Commentary: The idea of a human-controlled robot in your home might sound weird, but perhaps it's not all that different from what we're used to. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a ...

A nonprofit children's safety organization, Fairplay, is urging gift givers to avoid buying AI toys for children this holiday season, according to an advisory issued on Thursday. Fairplay, along with ...

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Google’s AI division DeepMind is pushing further into robotics after hiring a former executive from leading robot maker Boston Dynamics. Aaron Saunders, who served as the chief technology officer at ...

The robot warriors are coming, and so are the zillionaires, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., warned in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News on the rise and risks of artificial intelligence. “I think we ...