Cybercriminals are increasingly using fake "I'm not a robot" CAPTCHAs for multi-stage malware infection chains, relying on users' increasing willingness to click.

According to the well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is working on both humanoid and non-humanoid robot concepts.

Five years ago, Samsung caused a stir at the CES technology trade fair with a yellow robot ball. It will soon be available to buy.

Robots have been an integral part of the working world for decades. In industrial assembly, for example, "cobots" are on the move as driverless transport systems in logistics, stacking heavy boxes or welding workpieces together in production.