Colin Angle’s new startup, Familiar Machines & Magic, is building a companion robot that focuses on emotional intelligence and daily interaction.

Former iRobot CEO Colin Angle is working on robotic 'Familiars' with his new company, Familiar Machines & Magic.

The inventor of a the Roomba has a new home robot, but it's not a humanoid robot. In fact, it has four legs and fur ...

Casually having a conversation with a robot butler might not be as far out as we thought. Figure, an AI robotics company that’s attracted the financial backing of Microsoft and Nvidia, showed off why ...

Roomba creator Colin Angle's Familiar Machines debuted a cuddly, pet-like robot for companionship, focusing on AI-driven ...

Former iRobot CEO Colin Angle has revealed his new AI robot pet venture called “familiars” under a company he co-founded.

The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your ...

Familiar is a quadruped robot specially designed for human-robot interaction. Equipped with custom-designed fur with built-in touch sensors, a vision system, a microphone array, and an audio system, ...

You can imagine my surprise when what I thought was a webcam suddenly sprouted a pair of eyes and blinked at me. Lenovo's Magic Bay Robot, a concept accessory the PC giant showed off at CES 2024, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) – The 2025 Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival has arrived – and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS) kicks off the celebrations Saturday with the ...

Researchers at Cornell University tapped into fungal mycelia to power a pair of proof-of-concept robots. Mycelia, the underground fungal network that can sprout mushrooms as its above-ground fruit, ...