It is not hard to find popular depictions of robots in the future. What comes to my mind is Rosie the robot maid from the animated comic “The Jetsons.” Ever faithful and dependable, she is as much a ...

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of advanced systems that can move around in their ...

As robots and AI systems increasingly enter shared workspaces, domestic environments, and assistive contexts, understanding and predicting human behavior ...

What happens to a social robot after it retires? Four years ago, we placed a small owl-shaped reading robot named Luka into 20 families’ homes. At the time, the children were preschoolers, just ...

Would the next generation of professional front desks be staffed by humanoid robots that not only resemble human beings but ...

Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University. Contrary to the common assumption that lonely people would ...

A Chinese startup unveils a humanoid service robot built for real-world roles, blending social interaction, dexterous arms, ...

Meta on Friday announced PARTNR, a new program designed to study human-robot interaction (HRI). The research is specifically focused on how humans and robots might collaborate in the home environment.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Meta is betting big on the emerging field of embodied AI by incorporating the sense of touch and feel to its robotic innovations. The technology giant is collaborating with US-based sensor company ...

We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...