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Ocean Builders has unveiled the SeaPod, a rounded, two-person luxury pod home that hovers above the ocean by way of buoyant, air-filled steel tubes.

Science & Energy

Startup Selling Luxurious Homes That Poke Out of the Ocean on Stalks

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study published in Psychology & Marketing found that users tend to perceive female robots as having more human traits than male robots.

Study: Turns Out People Are Sexist To Female Robots Too

By Tony Ho Tran

Airbnb is encouraging hosts to buy smart "party prevention" devices that can cost over $100 in an attempt to stop parties that could get out of hand.

Airbnb Wants Hosts to Buy “Party Prevention” Devices

By Victor Tangermann

The new trailer for the upcoming Child's Play movie shows creepy doll Chucky commandeering a smart lawnmower, a thermostat, and a drone.

In New “Chucky” Trailer, Killer Doll Terrorizes With IoT Gadgets

By Victor Tangermann

Discontinued Robot Assistant Announces Its Own Death

Discontinued Robot Assistant Announces Its Own Death

By Victor Tangermann

The Lyons family were the victims of a cruel prank by hackers, who gained access to their smart home and used it to terrorize the family

Hackers Hijacked a Family’s Smart Home, Spammed Nuclear Missile Alerts

By Jon Christian

If users aren't comfortable with the fact that iRobot's Roomba i7+ stores a map of their floor plan in the cloud, they can opt for the e5.

Robots and Machines

Today in Dystopia: This Roomba “Remembers” a Map of Your House

By Kristin Houser

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants

By Victor Tangermann

This Artificial Intelligence System Predicts The Future To Help You Around The House

Artificial Intelligence

This Artificial Intelligence System Predicts The Future To Help You Around The House

By Dan Robitzski

Noise-Cancelling Windows Are Perfect For People Already Rich Enough To Find Quiet in the City

Noise-Cancelling Windows Are Perfect For People Already Rich Enough To Find Quiet in the City

By Dan Robitzski

CES 2018: Most Absurd Technologies To Come

CES 2018: Most Absurd Technologies To Come

By Patrick Caughill

Robots and Machines

House in a Backpack? This New Material Could Make It Happen

By Todd Jaquith

Predicting the Future: Here’s What Our Homes May Be Like in 100 Years

Predicting the Future: Here’s What Our Homes May Be Like in 100 Years

By Todd Jaquith

This New Smart Surveillance Device Helps Prevent False Alarms

This New Smart Surveillance Device Helps Prevent False Alarms

By Joseph Libunao