This year’s Arthur C. Clarke award for the year’s best science fiction novel was awarded last month to Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot. Over the course of the novel, Annie, a sentient sex robot programmed to ...

What if robots could give birth? That future is closer than you think. In a bold announcement at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Dr. Zhang Qifeng, founder of Kaiwa Technology, unveiled ...

A South African woman showed how a hotel robot delivered her meal in China, and the smooth service amazed Mzansi as the video went viral on Facebook.

While service robots with male characteristics can be more persuasive when interacting with some women who have a low sense of decision-making power, 'cute' design features -- such as big eyes and ...

Chinese EV company XPENG unveiled its next-gen humanoid robot IRON during its AI Day event in Guangzhou, having it walk onto the stage in a stilted yet strangely lifelike saunter. The reveal swiftly ...

Imagine a robot that not only reminds you to take your medication, but helps you navigate your home and offers companionship. This type of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology could be a ...

Cathy Hutchinson hasn’t been able to drink anything without the help of her caregiver in the 15 years since she had a stroke. Now, thanks to new technology detailed today in Nature, she can take a sip ...