This week, we break down Amazon’s domestic robot strategy, and what privacy questions you should ask yourself before you buy in.
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Amazon’s Astro Is a Robot Without a Cause
It’s the company’s first foray into mobile robots for the home, and likely not its last.
Everything Amazon Announced—Including a Cute Security Robot
At its hardware event, the retailer took the wraps off several new smart home gadgets, from a TV-sized Echo Show to an ultra-cheap smart thermostat.
The haptic Surface pen can help you get a more accurate grip
Haptics used to mean vibrating your phone instead of having it ring when a call came in. But smaller, more controllable tech put sophisticated kinesthetic feedback in something as small as a pen.
The 30 Best Labor Day Sales on Our Favorite Gear
TVs, smart bulbs, running socks, and more WIRED-Recommended products are discounted this weekend.
Tesla Bot Takes Tech Demos to Their Logical Conclusion
Elon Musk’s bizarre demo laid bare the truth of many new tech demos: They are a storyboarded vision of the future held together by digital duct tape.
Tony McVey on Sculpting Regal Robot’s New Salacious B. Crumb Replica
Tony McVey, the sculptor who designed and fabricated Salacious B. Crumb — including a new 1:1 replica statue from Regal Robot — and many other denizens of the galaxy far, far away, intended to have a career as a graphic designer. Growing up in Glasgow, Scotland, McVey fell in love with movie magic and special […]
Augmented Reality Is Coming for Your Ears, Too
New software applications are cleverly mapping audio to transport users to another space.
How Memes Became Weapons in the Culture Wars
This week, we talk about the history of memes, where they originate, and how they influence politics and society.
These Are Our Favorite Robot Vacuums
From no-frills cleaners to high-end automation, we have the perfect pick for you.