The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

Tech firms aim to trigger a robot revolution with video of humans doing housework. Gig workers are paid up to $25 an hour to film themselves doing various tasks.

OpenAI quietly scaled its robotics project over the past year. Around 100 workers collect data around the clock to teach robots how to perform household tasks. OpenAI previously explored robotics, but shut down its last program in 2020. Last year, Sam ...

When you hear the word robotics, you probably think of factory machines or humanoid robots sprinting across a test track. That image makes sense. For years, robotics lived in labs and industrial spaces. But a quieter shift is happening much closer to home.

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Jan 14, 2026 at 8:15 am January 14, 2026 at 12:51 pm An artist’s conception ...

The head of a maniacal-looking silver humanoid sits atop a black, wheeled box in the garage of a SW Portland condo. Chemical-red eyes glaring straight through me, the thing opens its mouth and chutters. “Hello. My name is Maxwell.” I forgive Maxwell ...

BMW is deploying AI-powered humanoid robots in its Leipzig, Germany, factory after a successful pilot in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that helped build over 30,000 vehicles.