The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like The ...

When 86-year-old Anthony Niemiec’s wife passed away, he found himself isolated and struggled to fill his days with activity. “I was married 57 years, and I always had action. And she was very active.

Meela, which offers its namesake personalized AI companion for seniors, announced a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Bain Capital. Meela is a personalized AI voice companion designed to help ...

The ElliQ companion robot encouraged my mom, who has Parkinson’s disease, to exercise again when little else was working. The ElliQ companion robot encouraged my mom, who has Parkinson’s disease, to ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ageless Innovation, a global healthcare company dedicated to reimagining how we positively live and age together through the power of play, today ...

The ElliQ companion robot may be pricey and not the fastest, but its charming design has encouraged my mom, who has Parkinson’s disease, to engage more actively.

The Pint of Science Festival in Canterbury will see robots like Nao visit a pub The University of Kent will be taking robots ...

Vbot's Companion Robotic Dog, set to debut at CES 2026, is positioned as a family-friendly robot that the company says can follow you around, take photos and videos, and help with tasks around the ...

I was sitting in my grandparents' living room on a sunny afternoon and asked my grandmother, Jan, how her experience with the ElliQ robot was going. She laughed, saying, "ElliQ is so funny! I asked ...