Commentary: Half of Americans say they're lonely, but Katie Collins finds hope at CES in the promise of Groove X's Lovot robot. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she ...

It's a sad and lonely world out there — but Japanese startup Groove X has a perfect solution for anyone with a huge stockpile of cash. The company's new companion robot Lovot ($6,000 for a pair) is ...

Some robots are designed to build cars. Others are meant to perform surgery or help astronauts in space. The Lovot, however, has a far simpler and adorable mission in life: to make you smile. The pint ...

Watch out puppies and kittens. You may have some competition. They are called Lovots. Not love a lot. Not I love bots. But a Lovot, which is the combination of "love" and "robot." This robot is a ...

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If you’re tired of struggling to make human connections, a Japanese startup is putting a price tag on the robotic variety — and it’s pretty steep. GROOVE X launched a companion robot Tuesday that’s ...

Japanese company Groove X has just unveiled its Lovot robot, but while many robots you hear about are developed to perform some sort of task, Lovot is only here to warm your heart. Built around the ...

Some robots are built for industry, others are designed to be eerily lifelike, yet more as toys and then there are the companion bots. The Lovot from Groove X is made to be loved. This strange ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. “This robot won’t do any of your work. In fact, it might just get in the way,” Hayashi told Bloomberg.

Nearly two years before Japanese fashion titan Yusaku Maezawa embarked on his recent tourist visit to the International Space Station, he made global headlines for launching a worldwide search for a ...