Robot designers are increasingly making bots cuter so that they are more attractive for humans to interact with.

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more palatable to the humans who interact with them.

Tech companies are making AI-powered robots cuter and more realistic to increase comfort and accelerate adoption in homes and public spaces.

Anki has a big hit with its iPhone-controlled Anki Overdrive race cars that use sophisticated artificial intelligence. And now it has its second act in the form of a cute, smart A.I. toy robot named ...