Chip manufacturers struggle to meet surging demand as AI deployment scales and industrial robots expand. The Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF offers concentrated exposure to generative AI ...

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What are the main themes we can expect this week? Well, we have a lot at this year’s show. Obviously, using AI in a way that makes sense for people. We’re seeing a lot in robotics. More robots and ...

Hangzhou blends frontier AI research with grassroots experimentation as China pushes into physical AI. Many Chinese startups focus on practical applications, aided by open-source models and lower ...

Digit the humanoid robot is 5 feet 9 inches tall and lives in warehouses, helping its human coworkers move and stack boxes up to 35 pounds. It also “smiles” and waves. Robots like Digit are a growing ...

AI coding tools act like power tools for programmers. Programming jobs will change, but not disappear entirely. New tester and AI-wrangler roles will grow alongside coders. Something terrifying is ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Robots made by Chinese ...

iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) became the clearest cautionary tale. Earlier this month, heavy short interest and retail enthusiasm fueled a sharp squeeze, sending shares surging as traders latched onto ...

What’s keeping them off the street is a challenge robotics researchers have circled for decades. Building robots is easier than making them function in the real world. A robot can repeat a TikTok ...

As early as now, the CES 2026 preview is already within our reach. Last year's CES edition was full of amazing inventions, including a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm and the world's smartest AI ...

Imagine Elon Musk staring you down. Now imagine his head on a doglike robot as it looks at you, squats and poops out your image. This was part of an installation entitled Regular Animals at this ...

As artificial intelligence accelerates into every sector of society, 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year — one marked by rapid innovation, market corrections and increasing public scrutiny. While ...