AI companions promise conversation, reminders and engagement for lonely seniors—but overreliance can pose emotional risks, ...
Brad Knox researches the benefits and risks of AI companions ...
Sometimes AI doesn’t need to be a know-it-all, it just wants to keep you company. Sometimes AI doesn’t need to be a know-it-all, it just wants to keep you company. is a London-based reporter at The ...
Computer science and philosophy scholar Fernando Nascimento took to the airwaves recently to feature in a discussion on Maine public radio about “humanoid robots.” How close are robots to replicating ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on day two of CES 2026 and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, ...
Silicon Valley venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has made headlines by backing an AI-powered virtual character ...
OLLOBOT reports on the rise of cyber-pets, AI-driven companions reshaping relationships in a digital age, signaling evolving human-machine interactions.
The Global Healthcare Companion Robots Market is poised to expand at an impressive CAGR of nearly 20% between 2024 and 2029.