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What is the future of artificial intelligence companions? Reporter Dana Gerber and editor Greg Huang share their thoughts.

A robot snake developed at John Hopkins University could help advance search and rescue technology, says Assistant Professor ...

X Technologies has released NEO, a humanoid robot that can tidy, talk, and tackle chores. This brings the sci-fi dream of a ...

Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions ...

From Black Mirror to Her to Cyberpunk 2077, science fiction reveals that our real threat isn’t killer robots—it’s the corporate systems quietly rewriting what it means to be human.

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Researchers looked at what happens when you try to say goodbye to an AI companion. The results can be unsettling. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities ...

“I rode my favorite camel Asfar, a sweet-natured animal, into the Libyan oasis town of Murzuq.” This line, from Justin Marozzi’s “Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in ...

What if the future wasn’t just a distant dream but standing right in front of you, walking, talking, and even helping with your daily tasks? Meet Figure 03, a new humanoid robot that promises to ...

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 ...