https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/12/20/16780132/the-11-best-worst-and-weirdest-robots-of-2017

2017: bad in general; pretty good for robots. That’s my summary anyway, and while I understand if you feel like I’m glossing over one or two important events, I would ask you to remember what those important events actually were. Not great, right? Best to concentrate on those bots, a least for a little while.

Without further ado, here’s The Verge’s inaugural Robots of The Year awards.