Inside China’s robotics revolution

How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out ...

Friendship, on Demand

He indicated that Meta is eager to provide the supply to meet that supposed demand in the form of AI chatbots—people can ...

What AI ‘Friends’ Reveal About Human Friendship

Over the past year or two, AI has become not just a utilitarian tool but a technology that many people are turning to for connection and emotional support. One survey last year found that 16 percent ...

Pragmata's director appreciates all the comments likening it to an Xbox 360 game of old: 'I'm someone who's got a lot of happy experiences and memories from that generation'

Nothing wrong with going old school.

Pragmata's action is saved by its hacking, making it feel like a third-person shooter of old: 'Finding the sweet spot has been one of the main focuses in development'

On the surface Pragmata can seem like your bog standard third person shooter. The main protagonist Hugh is a human kitted out ...

Asimov’s laboratory

This frames the plot of “The Evitable Conflict,” a short story from “I, Robot,” Isaac Asimov’s seminal collection published in 1950. In the background of the nuclear age, technology was quietly ...
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AI robots bridge care gap for South Korea's elderly

It’s time to wake up, Grandma!” On the 11th, Lee Geum-nyeo, 80, who lives alone in a house in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, woke up to a girl’s voice. It was the voice of the robot doll “Hyodol.” After Lee ...