Francisco had a tomato-shaped kitchen timer on his desk. Pomodoro is the Italian word for tomato. He set it for 25 minutes and committed to focusing on his work until the timer went off.

The rise of the machines seems closer than we might like to think. Freaky footage captured the moment that a humanoid robot seemingly snapped and lashed out at its handlers like something out of a ...

It's all a matter of perspective. The history of Tiny Desk has been told via YouTube breakdowns, newspaper profiles, online listicles and lengthy podcast conversations — sometimes with the NPR ...

At this farm, a team of autonomous robots is taking care of all the essential chores, completely changing the way dairy farming works. These robots aren’t just doing the heavy lifting ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile ...

What if your next off-road ride wasn’t on a motorcycle or ATV but on a robot that moves like a wolf? Kawasaki Heavy Industries has introduced something that feels straight out of a video game ...

Bengaluru residents are increasingly opting for a maid-free life. They are using robots for cooking and cleaning. Manisha Roy replaced her cook with a kitchen robot and is happy with the decision.

It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the world’s first humanoid half-marathon on ...

Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as ...

Sometimes, a desk is not just a desk. The desk in the Oval Office − likely the most famous in the world − is a trending topic again, thanks to Ivanka Trump. The First Daughter and former ...