Well, if this isn’t a sign of the times, I’m not sure what is — meet iPal, a rolling, talking robotic nanny that is babysitting children in China, and may very well be doing the same here in the U.S.

BEIJING (Reuters) - At a trade show in southern Beijing, children and parents crowd around a group of pink and blue dancing robots that resemble toddler-sized Power Rangers. The robots – wired with ...

It speaks two languages, gives math lessons, tells jokes and interacts with children through the tablet screen in its chest -- China's latest robot is the babysitter every parent needs. The "iPal" was ...