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Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Anker’s new robot lawnmower might take over for your weed whacker, too. Announced at IFA 2026, the Eufy Robot Lawn Mower
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Roborock, one of the flashiest home robot makers, is taking the plunge. The Beijing-based brand, known for its super-smart robot vacuums, including models with robotic grabbing arms and stair-climbing capabilities, has launched its first-ever robotic pool cleaner. We saw it first at IFA Berlin. On a crowded showroom floor, we
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Roborock has offered some of the most unique and innovative robot vacuum models I’ve seen over the years. They’ve ranged from the arm-equipped Saros Z70, which I tested at home, to the stair-climbing Saros Rover we saw at CES earlier this year. At the 2026 IFA trade show
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ZEISS has launched the ZEISS Innovation Hub at IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP), Chennai, as part of an initiative to expand collaboration between the company’s research network and the IIT Madras ecosystem. The hub will bring together ZEISS, IIT Madras faculty and researchers, startups and industry partners, with a
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In late August the US Army fired a high-energy laser at three drones near the Mexican border. All three came down. A week later the Army signed the contract to buy the production version. AeroVironment announced on Wednesday that it has won a $464.8m award from the Army’s
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The title of this article is why I ended up building an open-source drone simulator that runs in a browser tab, and everything that silently broke on the way there. SkySim Demo We are living in an era of the beginning of intelligent autonomous vehicle systems, and drones play a
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There is a version of the next fifty years that looks like a miracle. Cancers caught and reversed before a patient ever feels sick. Fusion reactors humming quietly, uncracked, delivering power nobody has to ration. Crop yields doubling in soil we'd already written off as exhausted. Poverty, the
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Anker has made some of our favorite and most innovative robot vacuums over the years, and recently, they’ve also been getting into robot lawn mowers, earning spots on our tested lists. The newest models they’re showing off at IFA Berlin 2026 include a robot vacuum and a robot
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Labor Day is almost here, and the best discounts are already rolling in. It has become one of the biggest shopping events outside of Black Friday and Prime Day, and this year isn’t any different. If your shopping list is ready, we’re ready with a list of deals
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I love Xiaomi’s phones and gave the recent Leitzphone — made in collaboration with photography icon Leica — an Editor’s Choice award. But the company has fingers in pies far beyond mobile phones; You’ll find the Xiaomi name on everything from cars, fans, air fryers and robot vacuums and
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Narwal has made some of the best robot vacuums and wet and dry mops we’ve tested here at CNET. Most recently, we were impressed by the Narwal Flow 2 and its impressive object avoidance and recognition, which earned it a spot on our best list. Narwhal’s new lineup,
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Anker and its home brand Eufy came to Berlin’s IFA event well prepared with major news, including an overhaul of how the company approaches home security, and the new capabilities it wants to give devices in the coming years. I’m no stranger to AI in home security, but
