If the machines plan on rising anytime soon, they’ll have to pay their dues first. Researchers from Penn’s GRASP Lab have programmed a robot to pick up dog shit. The P.O.O.P. S.C.O.O.P. (Perception of ...

I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of ...

The Roomba j7+ includes a bundled cleaning station and iRobot’s poop detection tech. The company says the vacuum’s advanced sensors will avoid pet feces — and its “Pet Owner Official Promise” (P.O.O.P ...

With $180 million in sales last year, Whisker aims to get stinking rich from the business of kitties doing their business.

MIAMI (CNN) — A pack of robot quadrupeds trot around the floor, bearing the hyperrealistic silicone faces of tech billionaires and famous artists. One, with the uncanny head of Elon Musk, purses his ...