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Watch a robot that irons clothes (and dream)

Commentary: Spanish robot TEO does something that you've always wished someone else could do for you.

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The Tertill garden robot whacks weeds all by itself

Roomba’s inventors have dreamed up another robot, the Tertill auto weed whacker.

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<p>The Echo lets us control any of our lamps with a voice command.</p>

Just how many products have Alexa built in?

Check out and see just how many smart devices have the Amazon's Alexa AI built inside.

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<p>TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, from Paramount Pictures.</p>

'The Last Knight' needs to be the last Transformers film

Director Michael Bay's latest robot flick disappoints, but then again, expectations weren't high. Here's our spoiler-free review.

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See Japanese sumo robots clash in ruthless combat

Witness small but mighty sumo robots pull, shove, trip and smack each other out of a battle ring in a riveting video compilation.

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<p>Sadly, C-3PO and R2-D2 don't count as an on-screen gay couple in Star Wars.</p>

Sphero makes cool toys. Can its offshoot make cool robots?

The startup, known for its Disney, Marvel and Star Wars robots, is splitting in two. One company will build toys, while the other wants to help with the chores.

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<p>This photo taken on June 7, 2017 shows media filming an artificial intelligence machine named AI-MATHS in Chengdu, in China's southwest Sichuan province. The AI machine took the math portion of China's annual university entrance exam, finishing it faster than young students, but its grade was no better than the average human. The AI machine took the math portion of China's annual university entrance exam, finishing it faster than young students, but its grade was no better than the average human. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)</p>

Robot created to ace Chinese math exams barely beats humans

They may be unbeatable at chess and Go, but robots are having trouble nailing university entrance exams.

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<p>Despite investing $42 million in developing the LS3, the U.S. Marine Corp decided to shelve the project at the end of 2015 because, like the BigDog, the LS3 was just too damn noisy.</p><p>"As Marines were using it, there was the challenge of seeing the potential possibility because of the limitations of the robot itself," said&nbsp;Marine Corp Warfighting Lab spokesperson Kyle Olsen&nbsp;<a href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/12/22/marine-corps-shelves-futuristic-robo-mule-due-to-noise-concerns.html" target="_blank">told military.com</a>. "They took it as it was: a loud robot that's going to give away their position."</p>

SoftBank to acquire Boston Dynamics from Alphabet

Google acquired the robotics pioneer in 2013 but was said to be shopping it around.

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<p>Imagining this hobbling toward me all awkward-like is giving me the heebie-jeebies.</p>

Ford patented a car seat with legs and it's sort of scary

What it can do isn't scary, it's how it'll look doing it.

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Apple tries to entice more kids to code with dancing robots

Swift Playground: Apple is collaborating with LEGO, Sphero, Parrot and more so young coders can program robots, drones and musical instruments. We get a preview before WWDC.

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Apple's Swift Playgrounds will make robots and drones dance

Starting Monday, kids can learn to code for more than just iPhones and iPads.

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I played chess against a robot. Turns out humanity is doomed

Forget AlphaGo. It took less than 10 minutes for a robot to beat me at a board game, and it was an exercise in humiliation.

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The Samsung Galaxy S8's fast speeds and fantastic curved screen make it a top phone for 2017, but the annoying fingerprint reader could sour your experience.