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NO BARK ALL BYTE

ICE Goes Full RoboCop With $2 Million Mechanical Mutts

The federal agency seeks to bolster its ranks with mechanized canines.

Vic Verbalaitis

Bebop standing in the door of a Southwest plane.
BEBOP

Humanoid Robot Traveling for Work Delays Flight

The walking, dancing robot was built for events and performances.

Janna Brancolini

TV Tokyo BIZ
AI’S THE LIMIT

Airline Employs Humanoid Robots as Baggage Handlers

There’s scope for them to take on more roles too.

Harry Thompson

Humanoid robots chase wild boars through Warsaw, Poland.
BOAR WAR

Humanoid Robot Spotted Chasing Wild Animals Through City

The odd spectacle took place in Warsaw, Poland.

Leigh Kimmins

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 12: Agibot humanoid robot dances during the 2026 Appliance And Electronics World Expo (AWE) on March 12, 2026 in Shanghai, China. The Appliance and Electronics World Expo, a key stage for global tech giants and a beacon for future smart living, features over 1,200 leading companies worldwide this year. (Photo by Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images)
A MIND OF ITS OWN

Restaurant Staff Struggle to Restrain Crazed Dancing Robot

A California hot-pot chain’s robo-entertainer went haywire after a human accidentally triggered its high-energy setting.

Leigh Kimmins

Santa Monica, CA, Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - A Coco food delivery robots crosses 11th St. as it travels along Montana Ave. from  Kreation Kafe.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
AWOL ANDROID

Food Delivery Robot Wreaks Havoc in Client’s L.A. Yard

The bot also made off with a piece of the fence.

Harry Thompson

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Roomba robot vacuums made by iRobot are displayed on a shelf at a Target store.
THAT SUCKS

Company Behind Roomba Vacuum Cleaner Files for Bankruptcy

Donald Trump’s tariffs appear to be partly to blame for the company’s collapse.

Harry Thompson

Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sits next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of a Peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin.
ROCKY START

Russia Humiliated by New AI Robot It Was Really Proud Of

Back to the drawing board.

Harry Thompson

Elon Musk does his cringe dance moves after the announcement of his $1T Tesla deal.
MONEY CAN’T BUY MOVES

Musk Does Weird Dance With Robot to Celebrate His $1T Deal

Shareholders gave the world’s richest man a path to a trillion-dollar payday tied to AI and robotics targets.

Tom Latchem

In this aerial view the Tesla Gigafactory stands during a visit by Tesla head Elon Musk on March 13, 2024 near Gruenheide, Germany.
LOOK FAMILIAR?

Elon Musk Faces Copycat Accusation Over Latest Tesla Venture

Tesla’s cybercabs are slated for production in 2027, while the company’s robot will hit the market sooner by the end of the year.

Lily Mae Lazarus

Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura) and Rashida Jones.
BRAVE NEW WORLD

How TV’s Coolest AI Robots Came Alive

Sunny rolls with a 13- person entourage, plus four support staff. The team behind the remarkably functioning AI robot on Apple TV+’s series tell Obsessed how they pulled it off.

Emily Maskell

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