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Crowds flooded the freshly opened showroom floors on day two of CES 2026 and were met by thousands of robots, AI companions, assistants, health longevity tech, wearables and more. Siemens president ...

Encouraging people to mistake digital companions for real friends is prima facie unethical. Encouraging people to have imaginary friends is no solution to social isolation. There is a risk that the ...

Humanoid robots that fold your laundry to fluffy wearable creatures that act shy around people – there's been plenty of marvellously eyebrow-raising gadgets this year. From major leaps in artificial ...

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In this report, the focus is on Mirumi, a hyper-realistic robot charm from Tokyo poised to replace the Labubu craze of 2025. Described as a 'furry companion robot' that straps to a bag, Mirumi reacts ...

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