The Roomba j7+ includes a bundled cleaning station and iRobot’s poop detection tech. The company says the vacuum’s advanced sensors will avoid pet feces — and its “Pet Owner Official Promise” (P.O.O.P ...

I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of ...

If the machines plan on rising anytime soon, they’ll have to pay their dues first. Researchers from Penn’s GRASP Lab have programmed a robot to pick up dog shit. The P.O.O.P. S.C.O.O.P. (Perception of ...