Companion robots are a breed that, heretofore, we’ve primarily seen in cinema. Free from the limits of real-world technology, they manage to be charismatic, cute, and capable in ways that endear ...

their companions and medical staff, with constant tweaks to improve the quality of the conversations conducted along the way. It became clear that people received the robot more warmly as those ...

One of the couples is not like... In 'Companion,' a robot seizes CTRL of her life In the smart, twisty thriller-comedy Companion, three young couples gather at a swanky lake house for the weekend.