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<p>iRobot slashes prices on Roomba robot vacuums for Amazon Prime Day 2019.</p>

iRobot Roomba 980: $550 for a high-end robot vacuum

$350 off makes this Roomba deal a great entry point for a cutting-edge robot vac, or find a lower-end model with similar aggressive pricing.

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CNET Book Club: Brad Thor on Backlash and the dangers of social media

The best-selling spy thriller author explains why he'll never trust Alexa.

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<p>SpaceBok poses for a beauty shot.</p>

Cute 'n' creepy SpaceBok robot made to hop on other planets

Step aside, SpotMini. SpaceBok is the cheerfully jumpy robot built for the moon, Mars and asteroids.

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As Amazon pushes into AI smarts, worries about job losses grow

From The 3:59 show: How Amazon's new technologies could impact the future of shopping and work.

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The promise and peril of new 5G networks (The 3:59, Ep. 579)

CNET tested 5G across the global. Plus, a look into Amazon's AI brain.

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Robot dog owners love more than not cleaning up poop

The enthusiasm of Sony Aibo owners may seem extreme at first glance.

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AI: Amazon's answer for everything

A look into the smarts that power Go stores, warehouse bots and Alexa.

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9 great reads from CNET this week

How Amazon's answer for everything is AI, why Sony's robo-pup is toying with our emotions, and how Comic-Con San Diego has evolved.

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'The movements are not natural enough for them to feel comfortable'

Sony says real dogs can form a bond with its Aibo robot dog. We asked an animal behaviorist what she thought.

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<p>LG wants to add 5G connectivity to future robots.</p>

LG is working on 5G robot security guards

The bots are designed to patrol warehouses and other facilities and detect anything out of the ordinary.

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9 great reads from CNET this week

Why altered videos are a social media nightmare, what Electronic Arts is doing to make gaming less toxic and how a fat-cat Facebook group is lifting humans from despair.

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<p>The way a robot vacuum travels around the room as it cleans really matters.</p>

Why your Roomba's random patterns make total sense

Our new robot vacuum test room helps us show how navigation tech has a huge impact on cleaning performance.

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