The idea of robots, for me at least, always conjures sci-fi pictures of anthropomorphic beings walking around, talking, and acting very cold and unfeeling. But Apple’s recently published research ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Pixar's ...

Control the lamp naturally, using gestures in the air. Everybody loves Pixar’s beloved toy-lamp mascot, Luxo Jr., right? Apple just made a new lamp-like robot prototype that looks super similar. The ...

Control the lamp naturally, using gestures in the air. Apple plans an ambitious return to artificial intelligence hardware with a slate of new devices, headlined by a tabletop robot designed to serve ...

Human-like robots don't need humanoid bodies. They just need to be expressive. (Well, they don't need to be, but they will be.) Pixar Animation Studios has an unusual logo. The basic logo is the word ...