Rather than simply attempt to build a cat from memory, instead, [Liang] decided to first study a real cat to ensure the resulting robot would bear real resemblence to its biological inspiration.

Enter Ebo, a new cat companion robot now on Kickstarter. Ebo is a small, round robot that can autonomously roll around the house, keeping your cat busy when you’re away.

A robot that runs like a cat Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFL's four-legged "cheetah-cub robot" has the same advantages as its model: it is small ...

At some point, the category may mature where these robots can offer more emotional support to those who would like a real dog or cat but can't have one for reasons ranging from lack of mobility to ...