A $100,000 prize is on the line, and the challenge is simple: humans vs robots. At first, it feels like a joke — until the robot starts winning. The humans realize fast that machines don’t get tired, ...
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As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks ...
As children, many of us imagined our toys coming to life—speaking, thinking, and developing personalities of their own. Today ...
As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield ...
The rising consumer demand was on full display at the recently concluded tech show CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States, where about 60 AI toy and companion robot companies participated ...
GUANGZHOU – The burgeoning development of artificial intelligence has found a sultry new frontier in the sex robot industry, as a Chinese company unveils a new series of realistic dolls designed to ...
The voice-controlled, transforming robot is an objectively cool toy, but a little less than meets the eye in the sound department.
Living with robots could lead to plenty of societal improvements, but they also pose risks to how we socialize and co-exist with other human beings.
Talking Flower is inspired by the game Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which released on the Nintendo Switch in October 2023 and is slated for a Nintendo Switch 2 release in March 2026. Talking Flower will ...
Parents and caregivers of children under 5—including their teachers—should steer clear of popular interactive toys powered by artificial intelligence, according to a report released Jan. 22 by Common ...