A new wave of AI robot companions is moving beyond clinical tools to aid the elderly providing emotional support and critical reminders for meals, medication, and appointments.

XDream Robotics (Shanghai Chimong Technology), an intelligent robotics startup, recently announced the completion of several consecutive funding rounds, drawing investments from prominent institutions ...

In a world where technology promises to liberate and elevate humanity, the gross sexualisation of female robots exposes a darker, more sinister truth: misogyny is not just alive and well, it's ...

Companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic, suggests a new report from researchers at Auckland, Duke, and Cornell Universities. Their ...

In Companion, Sophie Thatcher plays a woman who’s nervous as she shows up to spend a weekend at a luxurious lake house with her boyfriend and his friends. That’s enough to set anyone on edge — and a ...

Sydney-based startup Andromeda Robotics has integrated generative artificial intelligence into robotics to complement the support provided in aged care. Founded by a group of engineers in 2022, ...

Usually, when Hollywood makes a movie about a killer robot, it's the villain. From Westworld to Terminator to The Matrix to M3gan, murderous robots make great villains, in part because they're so ...

Researchers are using AI and technological advancements to create companion robots This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your ...

Written and directed by Drew Hancock in his directorial debut, Companion stars Yellowjackets actor Sophie Thatcher as a “companion robot” named Iris, who is purchased by a man named Josh (Jack Quaid) ...

In the smart, twisty thriller-comedy Companion, three young couples gather at a swanky lake house for the weekend. One of the couples is not like the others – that's because the girlfriend (Sophie ...