Robots August 2026
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Save up to $1600 on Roborock products, including the flagship Saros 20
It’s Roborock’s 12th anniversary, and the high-tech cleaning company is celebrating by offering generous discounts across its range of robot...
Amazon drops the Roborock Q7 M5 Plus to $279.99, saving you 35%
This Roborock Q7 M5 Plus deal cuts $150 off a self-emptying robot vacuum and mop built for pet hair, dust, and hard floors.
Roborock’s new robot vacuum is so hands-off, you might forget it’s there
Roborock's new Qrevo 2 Pro packs 25,000Pa suction, automatic mop removal, anti-tangle brushes, and a smarter self cleaning dock for $550.
Two Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot Flaws Enable Root RCE, One Starts Over Bluetooth
Two Unitree G1 EDU vulnerabilities enable separate root RCE chains, including a BLE path; fixed firmware versions remain unverified.
This duck-shaped robot is almost cute enough to make you forget its AI
Hugging Face has launched a new robot called Microduck. It can perform variety of actions, but you can also program it new skills.
Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck
You can retrain the Microduck to learn new tricks.
Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
Literally ‘smashing’ — the bots can’t stop without colliding into a crash pad.
Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference
More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.
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Grok Bot is an all-new iPhone and Mac app from SpaceXAI and Cursor [U]
SpaceXAI and Cursor are in the process of becoming a single company, but first, the two firms are releasing an...
Even your pool cleaner isn’t safe from the FCC’s robot ban
The FCC’s robot ban could catch foreign-made pool cleaners, potentially making smarter models harder and pricier to buy.
I ruined my cats’ toilet time with a motion-activated neon litter box sign
Hopefully they don’t mind.
This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem
This robot reaches places others can’t
Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.
Whisker’s AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies
$900 for an AI-powered litter box and I can’t even watch my cat poop?
The Airseekers Tron is an impressive mulching robot mower with a couple of frustrating flaws
The Airseekers Tron is a resilient mower that cuts and mulches, but it's a little rough around the edges.
100% Marvel's Spider-Man Games with One Month of Free IGN Guides Checklists
Itching to replay your favorite Marvel’s Spider-Man game after watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day in theaters? Now’s the perfect time to leap back into the web-slinging action. From now until September 15, 2026, you can use IGN’s Guides checklists with unlimited access to checks across all our best Spider-Man guides - no strings attached!There’s no better way to track down every Spider-Man 2 Spider Bot or the new Suits added in honor of Brand New Day and Marvel Tokon. IGN’s fully integrated interactive maps and checklists makes tracking your in-game progress a breeze. If you’re curious how it works, here’s a taste of what IGN’s guides and checklists have to offer:Marvel’s Spider-Man Checklists and MapIs there anything cooler than swinging around a scaled-down Manhattan as your favorite web-shooting superhero? We think IGN’s free Marvel’s Spider-Man checklists and interactive map tracking comes pretty close. Our Manhattan interactive map has hundreds of locations marked for your convenience, so finding every last Secret Photo Op and Black Cat Stakeout is easy as pie.We’ve recently updated our Spider-Man checklists to include Suits, Trophies, and more. Check off your completed Photo Ops in our guide or on the interactive map and your progress will be linked up! Any map locations you mark as completed will automatically be checked off on IGN’s guides, and vice versa.Here are some helpful guides for anyone trying to 100% Marvel’s Spider-Man:Marvel’s Spider-Man WalkthroughMarvel’s Spider-Man SuitsMarvel’s Spider-Man Trophies GuideMarvel’s Spider-Man Interactive MapMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Checklists and MapThis month you will also find that IGN’s guides for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales have been updated to include checklists for Spider-Man Suits, Postcards, and more. Plus, use our Manhattan interactive map to track down every last Easter Egg. Here are some Miles Morales guides and checklists to get your started:Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales WalkthroughList of Miles Morales Spider-Man SuitsMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Interactive MapMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Checklists and MapYou’re looking to unlock every Spidey Suit, and we’ve got the complete list of Spider-Man 2 Suits just waiting to be checked off. Including the Brand New Day and Marvel Tokon crossover Suits recently added in Version 1.005!While you’re at it, follow our superb walkthroughs and collectible guides to check off what you’ve completed as you go. Your progress will sync automatically with our interactive map, giving you real-time feedback on how much remains to do. Here are some essential Spider-Man 2 IGN guides for jumping back in or finally getting that platinum trophy:Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 WalkthroughAll All Spider-Bot LocationsTrophy List and Hidden Trophies GuideMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 Interactive MapBe sure to use these checklists, completely free only from August 15th to September 15th, 2026 across all our Marvel’s Spider-Man guides in celebration of Brand New Day hitting theaters.Shailyn Cotten is the Guides Checklists Editor for the IGN Guides team. The only thing she loves more than checking off her to-do list is frogs... and possibly Breath of the Wild. You can find her managing the checklist database for some of your favorite IGN game guides.
Review: TerraMow V1000 is the easiest iPhone-controlled robot lawn mower I’ve tested
TerraMow V1000 uses cameras to map and mow your yard without perimeter wires or RTK. Here’s how it performed in weeks of testing.
SpaceXAI completes its Cursor acquisition following Grok Bot and Grok 4.6 release
When SpaceX isn’t landing rockets, it’s apparently landing AI company deals. In February, the firm behind Starlink absorbed xAI, which...
I finally found a robot lawnmower I’d trust with my yard
Roombas with razor blades
You can now just point at a mess and this robot vacuum will suck it up
“Hey Matic, clean here.”
Matic Cues feature lets you just talk to your robot vacuum or point at a mess to clean
Matic has added voice and gesture control to its robot vacuum and mop through a software update called Matic Cues....
Selling fast: 38% off the Eufy Omni C20 robot vac and mop in Lightning Deal
Amazon cuts the Eufy Omni C20 to $340 for a few more hours. You get 7,000Pa suction, spinning mops, and a dock that handles the dirty work.
Apple TV Gains Classic Movies Collection
Apple has again added a collection of classic movies to Apple TV that subscribers can now stream at no extra cost. The films are located in a new "Great Movies Available Now on Apple TV" carousel inside the Apple TV app. So far, free titles are showing up for subscribers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with the exact selection differing by country.