Ten years from now, CES 2026 may be remembered as the year robots took over the show floor. Humanoids folded clothing, boxed items, played games, and talked like product marketing managers.

Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but new research suggests that bots could be a solution to persistent labor shortages in the industry ...

Restaurants are experimenting with automation. But in the kitchen, human labor is hard to replace. Credit... Supported by By Julie Creswell Photographs and Video by Brian Karlsson The robot in the ...