Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Pixar's ...

Apple has just released a first look at its latest robotic project – a smart robot lamp! In a research paper and accompanying ...

Pixar's adorable hopping lamp has been brought to life – and he could soon be lighting up your own desk at home. Developed by California firm Interaction Labs, Ongo the robotic smart lamp can move, ...

Luxo Jr. has been brightening up every Pixar film since 1995, when the anthropomorphic desk lamp first appeared on screen and stomped on the animation studio's logo in its opening credits. This ...

TL;DR: Apple is developing an AI tabletop robot, internally called the "Pixar Lamp," set for a 2027 release. Featuring a 7-inch display and advanced Siri integration, it offers dynamic, context-aware ...

For those who love Pixar's Luxo Jr., Apple's engineers developed a lamp that swivels with excitement as it obeys your every whim. Reading time 3 minutes Thirty nine years ago, the CG wizards at Pixar ...

Control the lamp naturally, using gestures in the air. Everybody loves Pixar’s beloved toy-lamp mascot, Luxo Jr., right? Apple just made a new lamp-like robot prototype that looks super similar. The ...

Control the lamp naturally, using gestures in the air. Apple plans an ambitious return to artificial intelligence hardware with a slate of new devices, headlined by a tabletop robot designed to serve ...

Mi-Mo is a customizable general-purpose AI robot from Tokyo-based robotics company Jizai, Inc. Unveiled at CES 2025, the goal is for Mi-Mo to one day be an in-home assistant. But for now, the “living” ...

The same week the company retired its hydraulic Atlas model, it unveiled a first look at the newest version of the humanoid. While this robot looks more human-like than its predecessor, it can move in ...

Apple has shown us a peek into the long term future with its Pixar-like robot, a peek into the very near future with the iPhone SE 4, and just maybe an alternative future where it makes all its apps ...

Pixar's adorable hopping lamp has been brought to life – and he could soon be lighting up your own desk at home. Developed by California firm Interaction Labs, Ongo the robotic smart lamp can move, ...