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 ...

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’s researchers are experimenting with robotics projects, and a recent public demo of their work involved a cute robot lamp prototype. While the lamp isn’t an official new product, it still got me ...

The idea of robots, for me at least, always conjures sci-fi pictures of anthropomorphic beings walking around, talking, and acting very cold and unfeeling. But Apple’s recently published research ...