The new film — a violent drama centring around a 'companion' robot — echoes familiar Hollywood films around artificial minds and bodies. (Warner Bros.) The story is often the same. A kindly ...

The full trailer let the cat out of the bag, or so I thought, with its revelation that Sophie Thatcher's character was actually an illegally-enhanced robot companion. Fortunately, the film has way ...

The full trailer let the cat out of the bag, or so I thought, with its revelation that Sophie Thatcher's character was actually an illegally-enhanced robot companion. Fortunately, the film has way ...

mess with robots or AI, and you'll regret it. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Alicia Vikander's chilling portrait of Ava in Ex Machina and right up to this week with Companion, the warning that robotic ...

It's hard to discuss Companion without revealing some spoilers, but the movie's biggest twist comes in the very premise, revealed in the first act: It's a movie about a killer robot—who is also ...

expressive movements could make future robots more appealing companions. However, the researchers note that balance is crucial. “There needs to be a balance between engagement through motion and ...

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Alicia Vikander's chilling portrait of Ava in Ex Machina and right up to this week with Companion, the warning that robotic bodies and minds are a bad idea is an ...