Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...

Store shelves are a limited resource, as are block-making manufacturing plants. And with LEGO releasing new sets each month, existing sets – even the coolest sets, even some not-so-old sets – have to ...

Construction robots have been around for a while, automating challenging tasks on job sites. The new kid on this block is called Charlotte, and it's billed as being autonomously capable of building a ...

Pallets full of them — even as Lego.com and some other retailers are sold out. Pallets full of them — even as Lego.com and some other retailers are sold out. is a senior editor and founding member of ...

Here’s an odd one. The LEGO Game Boy set has an official release date of October 1, but Amazon is already shipping it out to everyone who preordered. It’s not even called a preorder anymore on the ...

October 2025 is going to be much like last month for LEGO in that it doesn’t include a ton of new sets, but the sets that will be released are heavy hitters. In fact, it will include the LEGO Star ...

I was mentally prepared for Hollow Knight: Silksong’s bosses to lay waste to me over and over again. I knew that the QWOP-esque Baby Steps would not be a walk in the park. But I did not for the life ...

A robotics technician is suing Tesla, alleging he was struck and knocked unconscious by an “approximately 8,000-pound counterbalance weight” attached to a robotic arm at the company’s plant in Fremont ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has a wake-up call for investors funneling billions into humanoid robot startups: You’re wasting your money. Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, ...