But guide dogs have limitations. Although it may not be obvious to the casual dog lover, these animals can cause headaches for some owners with disabilities. As living creatures, they require constant care and feeding,

Ant joins the likes of Elon Musk’s Tesla in doubling down on AI-powered robotics. While the field has been plagued with hyped-up promises and underwhelmingly slow progress on even basic tasks for decades, many believe that software advances will finally help the field overcome decades of slow and deeply underwhelming progress.

The best robot vacuum and mop combos easily automate cleaning tasks to keep your floors tidier on a daily basis. While these devices are an investment, they’re worth it for the automation and ease they provide.

People aged 65 and older already make up about 15 percent of its 1.4 billion citizens, according to United Nations data. Demographers expect China to join Japan and South Korea as a "super-aged" society, where more than one in five residents are seniors, by 2035.

A Morgan Stanley analyst came up with a unique way of explaining Elon Musk's robotics vision —comparing it to the 2006 classic "The Prestige."

The HARR-E robot by Oshkosh Corp. eliminates garbage truck schedules with quiet, electric-powered autonomous trash collection controlled via smartphones.