Robot companions can fill the void of having a pet in the home, albeit without nearly as much of a mess or upkeep with them ...

Casio's Moflin is an adorable artificial pet, which is to say a toy that's hooked up to AI so that it's squeakings and movements have some element of verisimilitude and the unexpected. The ...

"It looks like a furry potato," my roommate said, looking at my newly-arrived Moflin. With its small, oblong body covered in golden fluff, it indeed resembled a potato — or for Star Trek fans, a ...

Tech companies are making AI-powered robots cuter and more realistic to increase comfort and accelerate adoption in homes and public spaces.

TOKYO—Casio 6952-2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle Computer is famous for its watches. Now, it’s branching out with an artificial-intelligence-powered pet as rising loneliness makes more ...