Robotic fluffy animals will soon be bringing comfort ... wards across the county in the hope cuddles with the toy cats and dogs will soothe patients. They are described as lifelike companions ...

such as dogs and cats, for ages. However, this practice is being reimagined as cutting-edge technologies, notably artificial intelligence (AI), give rise to a burgeoning realm of robot "pets" that are ...

BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Humankind has been keeping pets, such as dogs and cats ... to a burgeoning realm of robot "pets" that are quite different from their fluffy, biological kin.