I know I’m not going to have a robot zipping around my home, working through random chores, anytime soon. But is a simple autonomous companion so much to ask for? Anki’s new Vector bot wants to be ...

The Wieden + Kennedy crafted spot shows a homeowner checking through his options at an electronic store, first spotting the little silver bot staring wide-eyed at its potential new owner. He thinks ...

Of course, such algorithms are still very much in their infancy, and when mixed with the variables chucked up by social media, can result in disaster. A leading example is Microsoft’s TayBot which had ...