When I’m exhausted from work, hugging ‘Moplins’ helps me switch my mood.” Haruka Uto, a woman in her 30s who lives with three ‘companion robots’ in Tokyo, Japan, said this. The two Moplins Uto raises ...

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Yurina Noguchi woman marries her AI ChatGPT lover, Klaus, in a symbolic wedding ceremony after he proposed to her.

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New Zealand faces a healthcare worker shortage and more need for carers. London-based robot designer Rich Walker talks about ...