More and more people are turning to artificial intelligence for support, companionship, and even love. There are risks, but some users say it has surprising benefits.

Doctor Who legend John Leeson can't believe that K9 is still popular with fans 48 years after the robot dog made its debut in 1977 story The Invisible Enemy.

Casio’s Moflin is perhaps the first AI ‘companion’ to deliver on its promise.

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

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Enter NEO, a humanoid robot created by 1X, an artificial intelligence and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California.

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Finding genuine human connection can be hard. Could companion bots—for friendship, love, and sex— help fill that need?