The idea of a doll that becomes a serial killer is ridiculous. But Puerto Rican-Irish actress Aubrey Plaza, who stars in the remake of the 1988 horror classic "Child’s Play," says that viewers ...

Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its first companion chat robot, Smart Hanhan, at a product launch event. Priced at RMB 399 ($55), ...

This week’s Shark Tank features SmartGurlz — the company behind the world’s first coding robot for girls. The firm, which appears on an episode featuring Virgin founder Richard Branson, aims to get ...

A new wave of AI robot companions is moving beyond clinical tools to aid the elderly providing emotional support and critical reminders for meals, medication, and appointments.

AI-powered dolls, resembling cheerful seven-year-old children, are being used to address South Korea's elderly mental health ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU Dresden are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology. Of ...

Hyundai Motor Group used this year’s International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo to roll out something that feels a bit ...