"Designers can tap into an understanding of human psychology and exploit that to assist you in falling in love with an artifact or a robot," said Arkin, a leading professor in robotics and ethics ...

To tweak a line from “Terminator 2:” “Come with me if you want to love ... The busty bot, named Melody, was one of several humanoid robots on display at the 2025 Consumer Electronics ...

Sex robots are often confused with sex dolls - sex toys that are the same size and shape as a human. However ... if their partner was intimate with a bot - even if it looked like them.

A FUTURISTIC robot friend that you can fold up and pop in a suitcase has been revealed. Tech firm Realbotix unveiled Melody, a life-sized AI robot designed to be your “romantic partner,” personal ...

In 2001, animated US comedy Futurama played with the idea of people falling in love with robots, in an episode where Fry fell in love with a Lucy Lui-bot. Go back even further, and the 1973 film ...

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun opened up about their new film "Love Me," which explores themes of identity, love and more.

A $175,000 companion robot with 'relationship-based AI' If you're looking for companies going the "Bladerunner" route and targeting realism, look no further than Realbotix's human-like robots.

CHINA is set to host the world's first man vs robot half ... on the kind of bot that can enter. The machines must be humanoid, meaning they bear a strong resemblance to human beings.