CES kicked off robotics news for January 2026, and the momentum continued with companies hitting milestones and debuting new systems.

Musk just axed Tesla’s most iconic vehicles. His next move? It’s bigger, stranger, and no, it’s not another car.

It's been 24 years since CNET first published an article with the headline "The robots are coming." It's a phrase I've repeated in my own writing over the years -- mostly in jest. But now in 2026, for ...

Tesla will discontinue the Model S and X this spring, converting Fremont production to its Optimus robot program.

Humanoid robots look impressive and have enormous potential to change our daily lives, but they still have a reputation for ...

Optimus's origins trace back to Tesla's AI Day in August 2021, where Musk unveiled the concept as a general-purpose humanoid ...

Wheel-based robots are reshaping factory logistics and exerting a far-reaching influence on automation system design.

Imagine “hiring” a robot instead of buying one. That’s the core idea behind Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS), a business model that is rapidly transforming how companies adopt automation. Much like ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

What’s keeping them off the street is a challenge robotics researchers have circled for decades. Building robots is easier than making them function in the real world. A robot can repeat a TikTok ...

EXCLUSIVE: Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel will now write the feature take of Mattel Studios’ Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. Vin Diesel’s attachment to the project as a star and a producer under his One ...