Robotics

A CES roundup of the weirdest, most memorable robots and what they hint about where companies are headed, even if they’re not market-ready yet.

Researchers developed neuromorphic artificial skin for robots that sends sensor data using neural-like spikes.

Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER are AI models that help robots understand and respond to the physical world.

OpenAI’s 45-person team is advancing AI by testing new ideas, building software systems, and deploying machine learning on robots.

CES 2026 showed AI moving off screens into real-world robots and smart devices, led by Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas and other “physical AI” gadgets.

Gemini Robotics 1.5 brings AI into robots so they can perceive, plan, use tools, and act to complete complex multi-step tasks in the real world.

Neural networks trained in simulation use reinforcement learning and domain randomization to control a robot hand that solves a Rubik’s Cube and adapts to unexpected real-world disturbances.

CES 2026 is packed with AI in nearly every gadget, and this piece highlights the most questionable uses of it.

Gemini Robotics On-Device is a lightweight AI model that runs directly on robots, enabling dexterous skills and quick adaptation to new tasks.

An AI trained in simulation now runs on a real robot to detect spam in the physical world.