How Do You Make A Robot That People Will Talk To? Make It As Cute As Wall-E Boxie, a robot created at MIT Media Lab, relies on adorableness rather than artificial intelligence to meet its goals.

What would you do if you walked up to a robot with a human-like head and it smiled at you first? You'd likely smile back and perhaps feel the two of you were genuinely interacting. But how ...

that will make you believe in it as if it's alive. Wired talked with Will Jackson, founder and CEO of Engineered Arts, to understand how they design, prototype, and test their humanoid robots.

Mirokaï the humanoid robot turns ordinary moments into memorable ones with advanced artificial intelligence, storytelling and a dash of charm.