Have you ever wished for a robot friend who can keep you company, teach you new skills and inspire you to explore the wonders of technology? If so, you might want to check out Doly, the latest ...

What are friendship and love for? This question arises as artificial intelligence can mimic friendship and provide simulated companionship. On a website called Replika, for example, you can create an ...

Sometimes friends have a special song that means something to them and only them. For a dog and robot in the animated film "Robot Dreams," it's an Earth, Wind & Fire song - "September." (SOUNDBITE OF ...

Elon Musk and a Tesla Optimus robot.. Photos: Getty Images; Courtesy Tesla Elon Musk spoke at the Cannes Lions global creative industries conference, touching on the Optimus robot again: He wants it ...

It might be counterintuitive to suggest that film festivals are lonely places. What about the crowds, all the social gatherings and random conversations with strangers, you might rightfully ask. But ...

What is the Alter3 humanoid robot, how does it work? Alter3 is a humanoid robot that was first introduced in 2016 as a platform for exploring the concept of life in artificial systems. It has a ...

Another casting rumor for S. Shankar’s long–awaited Robot. This time, it’s Aamir Khan, a serious actor and star of Rajan Hindustani and The Rising. Also, we finally have a plot description: a ...

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