The most exciting AI tech I've tried at CES 2026 so far (including a cleaning robot)

As ZDNET smart home expert Maria Diaz writes, "Using AI, the Narwal Flow 2 can automatically adapt to clean quietly near a baby's crib, and even send reminders for misplaced toys. With Pet Care Mode, ...

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Boston Dynamics said a product version of the robot that will help assemble cars is already in production and will be ...
PCMag

This Is the Robotaxi That Lucid and Nuro Are Building for Uber

Uber plans to start offering rides in vehicles based on Lucid's Gravity SUV in the Bay Area later this year, but it's ...
IEEE

Human-Aware Robot Collaborative Task Planning Using Artificial Potential Field and DQN Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: This paper presents a novel way for Robot-Robot-Human interaction in a shared workspace for collaborative tasks and uses a multi-modal means of communication that includes hand gestures, ...
IEEE

Constrained Sampling-Based MPC Using Path Integral for Collision-Free Robot Manipulation

Abstract: The dynamic and unknown human behaviors in human–robot interaction make it challenging for collision-free robot manipulation. Although sampling-based model predictive control (MPC) has ...
PC Magazine

Instacart Is Using AI to Show Different Prices for the Same Items

Instacart Is Using AI to Show Different Prices for the Same Items A study finds that eggs from Safeway ranged from $3.99 to $4.79, while a Target grocery haul cost between $84.43 and $90.47. Instacart ...