Baby Jane Dexter, who captivated cabaret audiences with a booming contralto and, after a decade-long hiatus, returned with heartbreaking and healing performances that transformed her tribulations into ...

It clanked. It whooshed. But most important, it walked, without falling down. "It" is Dexter, an upright, humanoid robot taking shape and getting exercise at Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up ...