Meet Isaac 1, the $8,000 home robot that wants to take folding laundry off your to-do list

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Weave Robotics' Isaac 1
Weave Robotics' Isaac 1

Weave Robotics

I tested a $125,000 robot with silicone flesh. Its jokes felt more human than anything else.

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Dan Allen Business Insider producer next to humanoid robot.
Me with Realbotix's humanoid, Aria. Her magnetic face is a little askew; normally, it's more natural-looking.

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Humanoid robot startup Agility Robotics is going public at a $2.5 billion valuation via a SPAC

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Humanoid Digit
Agility Robotics' humanoid Digit.

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I went to a conference on aging. Concern about AI — along with cautious optimism — came up in almost every conversation.

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I spent four days at one of the country's largest aging conferences.
I spent four days at one of the country's largest aging conferences.

Noah Sheidlower

China's robot half-marathon came with plenty of chaos — and one broken record

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Honor robot
The half-marathon was won by a robot built by Chinese smartphone maker Honor.

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Silicon Valley airport tests 'José,' an AI-powered robot to ease travel snarls

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José, the new humanoid robot at San Josè Mineta International Airport.
José, the new humanoid robot at San Josè Mineta International Airport.

San Josè Mineta International Airport

The robot that went on the fritz while dancing at Haidilao in California was in 'celebration mode,' the restaurant says

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haidilao

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A Chinese humanoid robot flopped face-first onto the ground during a public showcase. Its CEO says it's all part of 'learning to walk.'

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XPeng robot
The Chinese humanoid robot called IRON made its first public appearance in Southern China on Saturday.

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CEO of Chinese robotics company posts video of himself getting kicked by his robot in effort to combat skeptics

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The EngineAI T800 is pictured.
EngineAI's T800 practiced its jabs and kicks on a punching bag.

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I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

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side-by-side picture of exterior of Yotel and Michelle Gross smiling in Tokyo
Yotel Tokyo Ginza is a hybrid-robot hotel that opened earlier this year.

Michelle Gross

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