Apptronik, a University of Texas spin-out that was quietly building humanoid robots before it became quite so fashionable, on ...

Right up to this week with Companion, the warning that robots are a bad idea is an entrenched part of cinema. But just how ...

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TL;DR: The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas featured Aria, a human-sized AI robot by Realbotix, designed for companionship and intimacy. Initially linked to sex dolls, Aria is now rebranded ...

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After Companion, there are a few science-fiction master pieces to check out that tackle similar themes and issues, like autonamy.

Humanoid robots scare people or create too many uncomfortable feelings of ‘replacing people’.” Dr Wiley said adult-sized humanoid robots were “too large, slow and impractical”, while ...

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Before you watch up a wind-up monkey toy terrorize a bunch of adults, refresh yourself with other childhood toy agents of ...