The recent spike in consumer-grade "smart speakers" that respond to users' voice commands has been given a face — with the help of a self-navigating robot that listens to its owner's commands.

D’Youville University graduates and their families had mixed reviews of this year’s commencement speaker. “I thought it was historic,” said one graduate, Camille Johnson.

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D’Youville University thought its selection would be fun and relevant in an age of AI. Not everyone agreed. Each year, D’Youville University, a small, private institution in upstate New York, strives ...

The impersonal nature of the robot speaker, the petition argues, is an unwanted reminder of the virtual high school graduations they were forced to have during the COVID-19 pandemic.