The U1 brings a human face to embodied AI, betting on the market of ’emotional companionship.’ The Chinese robotics company ...

When the streets of Los Angeles flooded with rain last week, some of the city’s residents found themselves feeling sorry for a peculiar object: a food delivery robot floundering in water and debris.

It's a long-standing movie or soap opera conceit: an eyelash-batting hair-twirling blonde or brunette in a low-cut blouse coyly coaxing a hapless would-be suitor into spending money on something the ...