A new AI robot pet called Familiar could nudge you off your phone, read your mood and learn your routines while keeping data ...

I wanted to build a robot companion that felt full of expression and personality, not just another cold piece of technology. That is why I created Coglet, an open-source 3D printable robot kit made ...

We had our parents and grandparents live with and review ElliQ, a multipurpose robot that serves as a digital assistant, ...

At this point, most home robots are either glorified vacuums or far-off concepts that may never become commercially available. However, we just got a look at a new home companion robot potentially ...

Pets provide us with unconditional love and companionship, but they're also a big commitment. You have to feed them, ensure they get enough exercise, and clean up their poop — which isn't something ...

Coming out of the pandemic, the whole world was thinking about loneliness and isolation. I was just reflecting on that – the experience of being lonely, not having meaningful connection in your life, ...

Abi, an AI-powered companion, interacts with a resident at a senior care home in Melbourne, Australia. (Andromeda Robotics) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate ...

While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element ...

I was sitting in my grandparents' living room on a sunny afternoon and asked my grandmother, Jan, how her experience with the ElliQ robot was going. She laughed, saying, "ElliQ is so funny! I asked ...