At first glance, “Companion” follows the commonly used trope of out-of-control AI, where a once-obedient machine turns against its owners. However, the film’s true horror does not come from the killer ...

The following article gives away the Companion ending, and that of another film with similar themes. So, if you have not yet ...

"Companion" struggled to find its identity. It’s a jack of all trades in the sense that it fits into a ton of different ...

Ageless Innovation's meowing "cats," wagging "dogs," and chirping "birds" have lifted the spirits of many seniors, with ...

A robot makes coffee at a park in Guangming district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Nov 27. [Photo/Xinhua] SHENZHEN — Able to accompany children at night and even alert parents of potential ...

This open-source project offers a bipedal modular companion robot and a framework enriched with custom plugins. Designed to be customizable and extendable according to users' needs, this flexible ...

The story doesn’t end there, though. Iris is actually a sentient companion robot who believes herself to be human — something apparently anyone can buy pretty easily in this movie’s universe.

In this study, we investigate the impact of a robot's actions on people's engagement in an activity while the robot has the task of monitoring them. We observed the behaviours of 18 older adults with ...

This is an especially important detail with the robot. Indeed, should the companion remain in the room, the child may be tempted to answer the robot in the same way they would with a human ...