As AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous, providing a paradox of innovation and risks, efficiencies and uncertainty, ...

CUPERTINO, Calif. | The elderly woman cooed softly and stroked the soft white fur of the creature in her lap, while it raised its head, batted its dark eyes and made a friendly mewing sound in return.

I’m unsure if it’s really the first ‘animal therapy robot,’ but the PARO is almost certainly a seal, which are not only cute, but very delicious. There isn’t much in the way of details on Akihabara ...

Clara Berridge, a gerontologist at the University of Washington, Seattle, recalls a story told by a colleague to a group of health-care and social-work students. Nature Outlook: Robotics and ...

An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony’s Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on ...