These technologies could make robots such as the lovable Lovot or Sony’s Aibo, which the company recently resurrected, seem more human-like, have conversations with you, and be more useful than ...

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They have created the LOVOT, a portmanteau of "love" and "robot", that looks like a hyper-cute penguin with expressive eyes. Fully autonomous, it can trundle around the room, but its soft skin and ...