Robot companions can fill the void of having a pet in the home, albeit without nearly as much of a mess or upkeep with them hanging out or roaming the house.

Whether we like it or not, AI is responsible for much of what makes modern robot vacuums so autonomous.

Biomimetics is a broad term for the practice of incorporating biological and natural principles into various creations. It affects industries ranging from dentistry to architecture, and has inspired ...

Humanoid robots are no longer hiding in research labs somewhere. These days, they are stepping into public spaces, and they are starting to look alarmingly human. A Shanghai startup has now taken that ...

Ego AI in San Francisco is trying to make AI more human. To do so, it's giving AI a soul ... and, in some cases, a body too.

A former Citi executive predicted that there will be more AI robots than human workers in just a few decades. "You can already buy a humanoid today, which gives you a payback period versus human ...

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned ...

Thousands of seniors living alone are building real relationships with an AI robot that talks to them 30 times a day. ElliQ, created by Israel-based Intuition Robotics, is a voice-activated companion ...

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Discover the Ecovacs LilMilo AI companion robot pet from CES 2026—an emotional support robot dog with adaptive personality, lifelike emotions, and allergy-friendly technology. Pixabay, ...

As models like Gemini and Claude evolve, their simulated personalities can drift in strange directions—raising deeper questions about how AI systems think and decide.