Robot dogs. Humanoid helpers. Entirely automated dark factories without human workers. These might seem straight out of a sci-fi novel, but they are arriving full force in China as we speak. After ...

Abstract The emergence of female robot wives, humanoid robots designed for companionship, intimacy, and domestic partnership, ...

This year’s Arthur C. Clarke award for the year’s best science fiction novel was awarded last month to Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot. Over the course of the novel, Annie, a sentient sex robot programmed to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. False news of a so-called pregnancy robot being developed in China spread across the web this ...

Among these, Japan's development of highly anthropomorphized robots, characterized by an extreme pursuit of detail and a deep understanding of human needs, continues to lead the direction of industry ...

Dr Sue Keay, who helped shape Australian robotics and facilitate its application in the critical minerals industry, explains ...