This tense new sci-fi thriller about toxic relationships, loneliness, and AI partners is now streaming on Prime Video and HBO ...

Lake is far from alone: One 2025 study found that almost one in five American adults have chatted with an AI companion ...

That allows toys like Curio’s Grok plushie, Miko robots, Poe the AI story bear, Little Learners’ Robot Mini and KEYi Technology’s Loona robot pet to provide real-time responses to children. (Curio’s ...

The North Carolina-based company CareYaya has developed the Yaya Bear, a soft, AI-powered social robotic companion designed ...

Popular AI companion apps like Replika and Character.AI, as well as Chinese counterparts Xingye AI and Maoxiang AI, provide ...

In a blog post on Tuesday, Vogels said AI-driven companion robots will play a growing role in addressing global loneliness, particularly among elderly people. He pointed to clinical studies showing ...

Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say. Meeting key learning targets in primary school is important, and the early years are the best ...

A humanoid robot has strolled into the record books after completing the longest-ever walk by such a machine. Built by Chinese robotics firm AgiBot, the A2’s record-breaking trek covered 106.3 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Finding a life companion is not always the easiest thing to do in Hawaiʻi’s small communities. But that search is being made easier with all the love that be found at the Hawaiian ...

Robots may be one of the greatest 21st-century inventions, but up until Oct. 28, you couldn’t purchase one to help out with daily household tasks, such as emptying the dishwasher or vacuuming your ...