WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

Robot companions can fill the void of having a pet in the home, albeit without nearly as much of a mess or upkeep with them hanging out or roaming the house.

Education Fund has raised concerns about the growing use of artificial intelligence chatbots in children’s toys, warning that some of these systems may not be suitable for young users. According to ...

A friend sent me a news item from a site called “Tom’s Hardware” that seems to be selling computer stuff while keeping readers up to date on important tech news.

Run down The Strip at night, try a robotic massage, and fly to the Grand Canyon in a helicopter. If what happens in Vegas ...

Robot lawn mowers have evolved rapidly in recent years, moving from simple boundary-wire devices with random navigation to highly intelligent machines ...

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Sammy Azdoufal used Claude Code to build an app to link his brand-new DJI Romo vacuum to a PS5 controller. Then he noticed something strange. The app wasn’t just controlling his vacuum. It was ...

When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...

Cleveland Clinic recently became the first health system in the U.S. to use a new robotic-assisted surgery system for prostatectomy. The FDA approved the Hugo RAS system in December. The system ...

Gabriel Gomes believes the future of chemistry is as much about flasks and fume hoods as it is about code. A chemical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, Gomes works at the intersection of ...

Stellantis is an automotive manufacturing company that operates 34 assembly plants and other facilities across the United States. One of those facilities is the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in ...