Three months ago, my history club had a talk on the history and future of robots. The speaker, who has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence, predicted that five years from now, every home would have one ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...

Milagrow aims to position humanoid robots as companions, collaborators, and problem-solvers across homes, classrooms, ...

X-Origin AI Launches Its First AI Companion Robot Yonbo on Kickstarter—Meet Your Most Understanding Digital Life Partner for Lifelong Companionship. LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Companion robots, like Ameca, are invading our daily lives, revolutionizing education and human relations. Can they become friends, teachers or emotional assistants? Their presence raises questions ...

R1 is the latest contraption to join the steadily expanding field of humanoid robots. Officially unveiled this week at a tech conference in Shanghai, China, R1 is from Robbyant, a unit of Ant Group, ...

A pilot randomized trial by the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging found that a low-cost Joy ...

Robot lawn mowers are carving out a growing niche in a world that’s becoming increasingly automated, and Volta’s new ...

We saw the first real wave of AI-powered toys in 2025, some of which lacked proper safety guardrails. But we already know of ...

We use robots to do plenty of jobs that we don’t want to do. Even the military uses robots in tasks that are dangerous for humans. So, how attached can one become to a robot that works with them? One ...