Looking back at iRobot’s scrapped and retired robots through the years
Some of iRobot’s discontinued robots, including the Mirra, Looj, Scooba, and Terra. | Source: iRobot, Wikipedia, and Adobe Stock Right now, iRobot Corp.’s future is…
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Surgerii Robotics obtains Series D funding to take single-port system global
The SHURUI SP single-port endsocopic surgical system has CE approval. Source Surgerii Robotics Surgerii Robotics Co. this month closed $100 million in Series D financing.…
The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five years — and maybe not at all…
RealMan Robotics launches three joint modules for robotics
RealMan says its joint modules are modular, standardized, and provide high performance. | Source: RealMan Robotics RealMan Intelligent Technology Co. last week unveiled three new…
The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past they’ve proved…
VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors
Enterprises have been piloting and testing different AI tools for the past few years to figure out what their adoption strategy will look like. Investors…
CES 2026: LG to debut new CLOiD humanoid robot for the home
LG plans to debut its latest service robot at CES 2026. | Credit: LG Electronics LG Electronics plans to showcase the newest member of the…
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
Mark Zuckerberg has struck again. Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that’s become the talk of Silicon Valley since it materialized this…
2025 was the year AI got a vibe check
Money was no object for the AI industry in early 2025. A vibe check crept in the second half of the year. OpenAI raised $40…
EIB invests $58.7M into Comau’s Italian facilities
The investment into Comau is intended to boost Europe’s industrial competitiveness. | Source: Comau The European Investment Bank, or EIB, and Comau S.p.A. last week…