Having to assemble furniture from Ikea is about as fun as having to binge watch a season of Fuller House, so how cool would it be to have robots that could do the job? Researchers from Nanyang ...

An unexpectedly heavy cardboard box, filled with flat-packed formations. Seemingly superfluous pieces of particle board. A madness-inducing number of screws, nails, and washers, plus the lingering ...

IKEA is cheap, stylish, and a superb solution for furnishing an entire dwelling on a budget. It’s also the leading cause of divorce in couples who attempt to assemble its furniture at home, according ...

IKEA has some of the most versatile furniture around. The chain offers staple pieces and decor that tend to be ...

IKEA furniture assembly provides endless opportunity for couples to fight, but there is at least one argument that can be laid to rest thanks to science. New research says that men are slightly better ...

The Ikea shopping experience used to be all about being there in person. You would schlep out to one of the Swedish company’s giant showrooms, where you’d meander through rooms, stop for a meatball or ...

Dr. Ramani Durvasula was sitting in the sofa department of IKEA when she realized the Swedish furniture store was filled with arguing couples. “I could see all the room displays, and I was watching ...

Ikea has expanded its partnership with online home services marketplace Taskrabbit, enabling customers to easily book and pay for Taskrabbit furniture assembly at the time of their Ikea purchase. Ikea ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. It can be difficult to keep track of the progress being made in robotics, but one useful (if ...

Humans have long feared that robots are taking over the world. The truth, however, is more prosaic. It’s certainly the case that robots have revolutionized certain tasks such as car manufacturing, for ...

Psychologists have long said that men tend to be better than women at spatial tasks, like mentally picturing and manipulating shapes. Hundreds of studies spanning several decades have shown that on ...

Ikea has partnered with TaskRabbit, allowing you to pre-pay at check out and get a professional to assemble your furniture.