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, ...

Text generated by artificial intelligence often has a particular vibe that gives it away as machine-generated, but it has become harder to pick out those idiosyncrasies as the tech has improved. We ...

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

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 ...

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 ...