I've covered a number of education or STEM-focused robots on Gadget Master. And here's another! Joy-Car. It's educational robot from Joy-iT, designed to be a modular learning kit for school children.

Thanks to Adafruit for flagging this one: a home-built (physical) virtual pet, using a Raspberry Pi. The Gadget Master Supreme is Will Cogley and as well as building the manoeuvrable device he is also ...

Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when ...

In an age of convenience, there are still some bastions for slow living, especially when it comes to the art of making the perfect cup of coffee. While it's becoming increasingly common for people to ...

I review dozens of robot vacuums and several robot mowers each year. Here are the ones our readers loved most in 2025.

What if the so-called “AI bubble” isn’t a bubble at all? Imagine a world where artificial intelligence doesn’t just plateau or implode under the weight of its own hype but instead grows smarter, more ...

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Have you ever marveled at how some people seem to pick up new skills or knowledge at lightning speed while others struggle for weeks or months? It’s easy to assume they’re just naturally gifted, but ...

Our pick for the best robot vacuum (or at least one of its many variants) is on sale. Amazon's Black Friday deals include the Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum. This model has a list price of $599, but you ...

Robot vacuums promise fuss-free cleaning. You press a button, and let the machine glide across the floors of your house on its own. But after a few uses, many users are now facing an annoying problem.

Robot vacuums entered our homes as quiet helpers, rolling around to tackle dust while we got on with our day. But as people grow more familiar with having a small, self-driving machine navigating ...