Take a hot female robot and a misogynistic male human and you’ve got a typical sci-fi thriller with social commentary undertones. What Hancock doesn’t reinvent with plot, he makes up for with ...

A life-sized robot dubbed "Aria" drew plenty of attention ... silicone sex dolls to a years-long effort to rebrand them into "companions" to combat a loneliness epidemic. But Realbotix assured ...

The story is set in the year 2035 when a self-aware female robot enters a human family ... invented four "synths" with human emotions to be companions for Li Yao.

Speaking with a female voice ... such a device. A 2021 qualitative study evaluated the responses from 16 seniors who were asked for feedback on three types of robot companions, including ElliQ.

At the root of it all is the likeness to the female robot, often called “Maria,” in Fritz Lang’s masterwork of futurism, Metropolis. Maria has inspired countless cultural references ...

Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a friendly female voice that asks about her day.