The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

Until machines understand social context, they will struggle to operate naturally in the spaces humans actually live.​ ...

Moya, a lifelike humanoid robot from China, is fueling debate over AI companionship, biomimetic design, and the future of ...

Intuition Robotics has been making inroads into expanding access to its AI social robot ElliQ among older adults through partnerships with Medicare Advantage plans, Managed Care Organizations and ...

At CES 2026, amidst the usual crowd of tech enthusiasts and thousands of booths, one exhibit stands out—not for dazzling visuals, but for its lack of humans. At the IntBot booth, Nylo, a humanoid ...

Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their social ...

A pilot study in Singapore involving Lovot — the doll-like social companion robot developed by Japanese firm Groove X — has ...

Social companion robots have been shown to reduce loneliness in one-on-one interactions with senior living residents. A ...