A worker holding a Lovot robot at a cafe in Kawasaki, Japan, is pictured here on Dec. 20, 2020. PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images.

LOVE x ROBOT = LOVOT, a family-type robot. After four years of research and development, GROOVE X launched its flagship LOVOT product in 2019. With its expressive eyes, ...

Japanese fashion magnate Yusaku Maezawa is buying robotics startup Groove X, which makes an "affectionate" companion robot, saying on Tuesday he was drawn by its ability to "make people feel happy".