Topic: iRobot Roomba

Defining intelligence in the Watson computer on Jeopardy!

The IBM computer Watson, appearing on Jeopardy! this week, may defeat the human players. But humanity is the real winner by gaining a better understanding of what real intelligence is.

Were they really predicting an ice age in the 1970s?

Robots tend the tomatoes

The plants request water or fertilizer, and robots deliver it.

Worst PC sales slump ever? Not for 'netbooks'

Want list: Always Innovating's Touch Book

In tough economic times, Obama decides not to buy new helicopters

The year of holiday thrift

More consumers than last year say they'll look for bargains. Thrift shops are in.

Conservative critics blast Wall•E

To some, the computer-animated science fiction film, 'Wall•E,' is a cautionary tale about consumption. But to others it's left-wing, America-hating propaganda.

No one lives in this submarine

A new autonomous robot can cruise underwater for seven months on a single battery charge.

Robots advance, consumers stall

More robots are in the marketplace but a 'Frankenstein complex' prevents their wide acceptance, among other things.