Chinese companies have been aggressively pursuing the nascent humanoid robot market. So far, most of the robots are not very practical, but they can do cartwheels, show off their kung fu, and play ...

Humanoid robots are more vulnerable to ethical issues due to their resemblance to humans. A representative example is ...

And then the Chinese robot everyone is -- or will be -- talking about. Brad Spakowitz shows you what the deal is with China’s “pregnancy robot.” Why go through 9 months of pregnancy when a robot can ...

These devices tend to involve female humanoid forms, raising red flags and reminding us of the lamentable tendency to pursue "substitutes" for women in their unique nurturing dimensions.