Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this ...

As mankind inches ever closer to advance AI technology, robot movies past and present imagine a future that may not be so far ...

The fluffy robot clips onto a bag or strap and looks out at the world through wide, round eyes like a human baby full of wonder and curiosity. It also expresses shyness, turning its head away and ...

A cute little furry robot aims to bring joy to people with its reactions. Mirumi clips onto bags, interacting with people by looking and nodding, capturing hearts wherever it goes. Like a playful ...

Yukai Engineering, a Tokyo-based robotics startup, unveiled “Mirumi,” a mascot robot designed to interact with bystanders, at CES Unveiled (Jan. 5) and CES 2025 (Jan. 7-10). Mirumi spontaneously turns ...

are either the best thing about CES 2025 or the worst. Mirumi, a furry robot that wraps around a bag or backpack strap and watches friends, family, and strangers, is that kind of gadget.

Best known for its Qooba cat pillow, Yukai Engineering has made a name for itself with some of the strangest little robots around. Who could forget, for example, Amagami Ham Ham, whose sole ...