Social robots are back on the menu as new devices are debuting at the world’s largest trade show, CES 2026. Ollobot is a ...

Usually, when Hollywood makes a movie about a killer robot, it's the villain. From Westworld to Terminator to The Matrix to M3gan, murderous robots make great villains, in part because they're so ...

It's not a spoiler to say the smart romantic thriller starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher as a young couple on a remote getaway with friends takes a lot of sharp left turns because some of the ...

I confess I was a little disappointed when I saw the full trailer for Drew Hancock's Companion. Its first teaser had been a ...

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

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 ...

In Companion, Sophie Thatcher plays a woman who’s nervous as she shows up to spend a weekend at a luxurious lake house with her boyfriend and his friends. That’s enough to set anyone on edge — and a ...

Computer science and philosophy scholar Fernando Nascimento took to the airwaves recently to feature in a discussion on Maine public radio about “humanoid robots.” How close are robots to replicating ...

White rabbit companion home robot by Penguins Innovate, combines smart home automation and personal assistance in one unit.

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

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 ...