In what may become one of the most controversial advances in medical technology, a Chinese research team has developed a humanoid robot equipped with a fully functional artificial womb, capable of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left ...

-- A group of Japanese graduate students at the University of Tsukuba are hoping to teach the joys of parenthood with a baby robot.Named Yotaro, this automated doll wakes up and giggles when a rattle ...

The debut of the robot butler NEO has drawn widespread ridicule. Unable to perform many chores without a remote human operator, the machine has become a target of social media backlash. Videos ...