Even if you disagree with them on politics, pop culture, and everything that you enjoy about life, you still love your grandparents. But what if they live far from you and you can’t visit them as ...

Sean knows far too much about Marvel, DC and Star Wars, and poured this knowledge into recaps and explainers on CNET. He also worked on breaking news, with a passion for tech, video game and culture.

Seriously, when is the robot revolution happening? We've been promised machine-based underlings (and overlords) for decades now and so far all we've had is a couple of vacuum cleaners, those digital ...

For many, the best Star Wars characters aren’t people or aliens. The robots —R2-D2 and C-3PO — steal the show. So the appearance of a new sidekick named BB-8 in the trailer for The Force Awakens had ...

Sphero, known for its popular BB-8, BB-9E, and R2-D2 iPhone-controlled droids, today confirmed that it is discontinuing all licensed products. In a statement provided to The Verge, Sphero CEO Paul ...

It’s not easy to build a machine that is both useful and endearing—to strike a balance between state-of-the-art and humanistic. But the new robot from Boston-based Piaggio Fast Forward—Vespa’s ...

HAYWARD, Calif. — A 400-pound security robot that was knocked over by a vandal last month in Northern California may help bring its attacker to justice. The Hayward Police Department on Tuesday ...