Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction ... making story time more engaging for young children. In 2021, my colleague Rhonda McEwen and I set out to explore how 20 families used ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

Zhao Zhao does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

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Elon Musk has repeatedly promised that Tesla’s humanoid robot revolution is just around the corner. So far, however, his Optimus prototypes seem to spend most of their time mixing cocktails and ...

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