“It’s an honor to have you with us today,” ElliQ says in a monosyllabic female voice, as she cranes her lit-up lamp head in my direction. ElliQ’s not reminiscent of a human or even a pet –– this small ...

Two friendly eyes stare out from a dark screen, held aloft by a black robotic arm that curves upwards from a metallic blue base. The robot's 12-year-old inventor gazes back. "How would you describe ...

X-Origin AI Launches Its First AI Companion Robot Yonbo on Kickstarter-Meet Your Most Understanding Digital Life Partner for Lifelong Companionship. LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending to the sick and elderly, according ...

Forget chatbots and virtual assistants – prepare to meet a new kind of companion that promises not just conversation, but genuine interaction, all for a hefty sum. This isn't just about advanced ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Companion, in theaters Jan. 31, is a clever new take on artificial intelligence and robot stories. It reflects not only modern technology, but also recent debates about ...

After Yang, Robot & Frank and the aptly named film Companion — the 2025 violent thriller about a subservient android — all base themselves on the real-life, modern-day application of these robots.

One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani." ...

M3GAN (2022) - M3GAN M3GAN is a science fiction horror film about the titular AI doll. The child-sized humanoid robot becomes a parent to her eight-year-old companion, Cady.

Alex Rose, a 12-year-old Victoria resident, talks to AIRO, the AI companion robot he built. He says he programmed AIRO to use ChatGPT to hold a conversation and answer questions.

X-Origin AI Launches Its First AI Companion Robot Yonbo on Kickstarter—Meet Your Most Understanding Digital Life Partner for Lifelong Companionship. LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- X ...