People If vacuuming is the chore you dread most, it might be time to invest in a robot vacuum. These smart appliances can map your home and do all the work for you. Luckily, it doesn’t have to ...

"As in all areas where humans are called to make decisions, the shadow of evil also looms here," it said. "The moral evaluation of this technology will need to take into account how it is directed ...

Ben Pifher/MDN Nhyira Boamah, left, and Anjuli Schmidt, right, prepare their robot to complete its next mission during the Full Steam Ahead LEGO tournament held at Minot State University.

with the potential to completely upend white-collar jobs through language models and software agents – as well as blue-collar jobs through a rising generation of intelligent humanoid robots.

Robot vacuums promise to eliminate the burden of one of the most dreaded household chores, and they've certainly gained legions of fans whose bots have become valued members of the family. But while ...

Here’s how it works. Each robot vacuum we recommend below has been used on carpet and hardwood floor testing spaces. We evaluate performance by carefully measuring out individual amounts of ...

Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk. Over the course of his career, he has spent time as a theater critic ...

January 28, 2025 • In the new Steven Soderbergh film Presence, a family moves into an old house, and weird stuff starts happening. But what's different about this haunted house story is that the ...