CES 2026: Yonbo Aims To Be A Fun, Educational Robot Companion For Children

X-Origin AI showcased Yonbo X1, a $570 ChatGPT-powered robot designed to help children learn through empathy, adaptability, ...
CNET

World's-First Self-Emptying Pool Robot Eliminates the Worst Part of Using Them

Pool robots are essential tools for keeping chlorine and saltwater pools clean, but emptying the slimy debris buckets is not ...
New Atlas

Smarter dual-armed garden robot gets ready to roll in 2025

Back in 2022, we brought development news from a robotics startup looking to launch a smart garden helper sporting two jointed arms. A lot has changed since then, and as the commercial release ...

Beatbot's AquaSense X provides post-cleaning pool maintenance

Beatbot is coming to CES 2026 with another AI-powered autonomous pool-cleaning robot, called the AquaSense X, but it's also ...
CNET

Pool Owners Rejoice: There's Finally a Robot Cleaner That Empties and Cleans Itself

Beatbot unveiled the world's first self-emptying robot pool cleaner at CES 2026 today. This pool owner can't wait to take one home.
Fox News

The new robot that could make chores a thing of the past

What if a robot could handle cleaning, serving and even complex tasks around your home or workplace? That's exactly what X Square Robot hopes to deliver with its latest launch. The company just ...
Benzinga.com

Alibaba's $100M Investment Fuels X Square Robot's Push For Embodied AI, Global Sales, And Next-Gen Humanoids

X Square Robot, a Shenzhen-based humanoid startup, secured approximately $100 million in funding led by Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) through Alibaba Cloud in a deal that strengthens the ...
VentureBeat

Cafe X's robot aims to serve you more than just the perfect latte (updated)

Watching a Cafe X robot prepare a cup of gourmet coffee -- and then perform a kind of ritualistic dance -- is kind of mesmerizing. I did just that when the San Francisco company opened a new ...