Roborock Qrevo Curv for $760: This is an older 2024 flagship model from Roborock, and WIRED reviewer Ryan Waniata says it's the best robot vacuum he's ever used. Even though it's not new, it's still a great vacuum with a great price point and is often on sale.

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look ...

CES has always been a robot extravaganza, and this year’s event saw the announcement of a number of important robotics developments, including the new, production-ready debut of Atlas, the humanoid from Boston Dynamics. Then there were all the robots on ...

It's been 24 years since CNET first published an article with the headline "The robots are coming." It's a phrase I've repeated in my own writing over the years -- mostly in jest. But now in 2026, for the first time, I feel confident in declaring that the ...

Battery-powered cleaners have many benefits, including the lack of hoses or cords and the ability to be removed from the water on demand, leaving your pool unencumbered by obstacles when you want to swim in it. These are the best robotic pool cleaners I've tested.

For the past three and a half years, our top picks for the best robot vacuum have only been capable of vacuuming. We’ve had separate picks for robots that can also mop floors, but none of the combos I’ve tested have been affordable enough to qualify ...