The Best Robot Vacuums for a Hands-Free Cleaning Routine

The bottom line: It’s quite expensive, but if you have the budget, the Eufy Omni S1 Pro Robot Vacuum is one of the best robot ...
Futurism

$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch

Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
PCMag

This $20K Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has a Big Potential Privacy Trade-Off

X Technologies' Neo home robot can unload your dishwasher, but more complicated tasks involve a company employee remotely ...
IEEE

Model Predictive Control of Robot Flexible Joint Motor Based on Lyapunov Prediction Model

Abstract: To address the parameter sensitivity issue of flexible joint permanent magnet synchronous motors (FJ-PMSMs) when employing a candidate voltage vector strategy, an adaptive method based on ...

You can now preorder your own household robot for US$20K, or rent for $499 a month

California robotics company 1X has announced it is taking preorders for NEO, which they say is the “world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot.” ...
CNET

A $20K Humanoid Robot to Help Around the House? The Price Isn't the Only Caveat

The first units will ship to customers in the US in 2026. There is a $499 monthly subscription alternative to the $20,000 full-purchase price, though that will be available at an unspecified later ...

You can now order this robot butler, but there’s something you should know

X Technologies' NEO robot can do chores around the home, but there's a trade-off.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your ...
IEEE

Model-Based Robust Position Control of an Underactuated Dielectric Elastomer Soft Robot

Abstract: Achieving accurate closed-loop position control of soft robots remains an ongoing research problem, due to the challenges posed by underactuation, elastic nonlinearities, and material creep.