[Kevin] undertook a robot build partly for his own enjoyment, but also to include his kids in the action. He acquired a cheap toy and packed it full of programmable goodness. The starting point ...

Standing at about 30 centimetres tall, AIRO is the young inventor's latest creation: an AI-powered robot programmed to compassionately engage with humans and respond to their needs.

The robot's 12-year-old inventor gazes back ... His interest in robotic companions began when he got a toy robotic dog for Christmas — which kept breaking and didn't live up to the functionality ...