Furry like real ones, endearing and incredibly comforting, robot pets are slowly but surely finding their way into homes. These little creatures, with batteries instead of hearts and AI hidden beneath ...

Children are naturally playful, but 'what' and 'how' they play is entirely up to you as a parent or guardian. Not all toys are the same; some make your child smarter and well-behaved, and some are ...

Real guppies respond to Robofish—a 3D-printed plastic model with a vaguely realistic paint job—as if it were a real schoolmate. Researchers used different-sized Robofish to show that guppy schools ...

Consumer robotics companies have spent years trying to build artificial companions that feel less like toys and more like emotionally engaging household devices. From the early experiments of Atari co ...