Neato shutdown, iRobot potential bankruptcy & more on HomeKit Insider

On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, it's been a bad week for smart vacuum companies, a review of the Aqara ...
Futurism

$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch

Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
PCMag

This $20K Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has a Big Potential Privacy Trade-Off

X Technologies' Neo home robot can unload your dishwasher, but more complicated tasks involve a company employee remotely ...

This $20,000 Neo Robot Will Clean Your Home, But There’s A Catch

1X, the AI and robotics company behind a $20,000 home robot that will clean your house and water your plants, wants potential ...
WinBuzzer

Microsoft Supercharges Copilot’s Researcher Agent with ‘Computer Use’ to Automate Web Tasks

Microsoft enhances the Researcher agent in M365 Copilot with 'Computer Use,' a feature that uses a secure VM to automate ...
IEEE

HADEC - High-Response Artificial Muscle Actuator Using Dimethyl Ether Combustion

Abstract: This letter introduces a high-response artificial muscle actuator using dimethyl ether combustion (HADEC), which is a novel method to enhance the responsiveness and force output of pneumatic ...

Meet NEO, the AI-Driven Robot That’s Coming to Lend a Hand Around the House — for a Steep Price

NEO will be driven by artificial intelligence, and is another example of AI beginning to integrate into people’s daily lives.
IEEE

Exploring the Use of Smell in Social Interaction via Robot Avatars

Abstract: This study investigated the integration of smell detection, storage, and reproduction capabilities in robot avatars, examining how these functions impact interactions between a remote ...