Ikea furniture is scientifically proven to cause arguments, and we totally understand why. Unless you thrive on the nitty-gritty, assembling a piece from the Swedish furniture giant can be an ...

It’s been nearly six months since Ikea, the company behind affordable furniture that looks deceptively easy to assemble, acquired TaskRabbit, the company that sends folks to help you do things that ...

Could augmented reality be the end of Ikea assembly headaches? My first taste of the emerging technology this week offered the tantalizing hint that the answer might be "yes." AR is nothing new, of ...

For many, assembling Ikea furniture can be a frustrating experience. So, as a solution, Ikea is partnering with the service provider app, TaskRabbit. Customers in-store or online will be able to ...

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 ...

Ikea U.S. on Tuesday announced plans to roll out its TaskRabbit At-Home Assembly service, now available online in select markets and in six Ikea stores across the U.S. The TaskRabbit service is ...

IKEA is sparing customers the trauma of assembling its furniture by providing “Taskers” through the labor marketplace TaskRabbit, which the retailer acquired in October 2017. The service is currently ...

HYDERABAD, India - IKEA says it's ready to open its first store in India on August 9, after several years of preparation. Planned for the Spring but delayed by monsoons, the store's design will be ...

You can now pay IKEA to help you put together its confusing furniture. The company announced this morning it’s rolling out the new TaskRabbit At-Home Assembly service in select U.S. markets where ...

Everyone has an Ikea horror story. My wife’s work desk, for instance, took her and my mother-in-law an entire day to assemble, moving forward only in fits and starts with frequent intermissions for ...

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 ...

You can put down your Allen wrenches and stop yelling at your family over which nail goes in where. IKEA has finally heard its customers' pleas for help and launched a new service that gives customers ...