Wall-E is you? Amazon launched its first domestic robot, which has cameras and video surveillance functions and is operated through Alexa, the company's virtual assistant. “ Amazon Astro uses advanced ...

At a time when we run ourselves ragged to meet society's expectations of productivity, performance and time optimization, is it right that our robot vacuum cleaners and other smart appliances should ...

Intelligent vacuum cleaners, voice assistants, robot cooks... Domestic robots are constantly evolving to make our lives easier. But how far can they go? Will they simply help us with household chores, ...

Nearly two decades before the Roomba, a domestic robot named RB debuted in 1983.Designed to assist with household tasks, RB could vacuum, answer the phone and even grab drinks from the fridge. Despite ...

Within a decade, around 39 per cent of the time spent on housework and caring for loved ones could be automated, according to a new report prepared by Japanese and British boffins. Researchers from ...

Domestic robots, such as robot vacuum cleaners, spend most of their day idle - researchers propose ways to work them harder to make our own lives easier. At a time when we run ourselves ragged to meet ...

Robots are already starting to invade our houses, vacuuming and setting alarms. Could you be talking to one soon? Amazon is reported to be ramping up efforts to build and test a domestic robot named ...