Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

The more we interact with robots, the more human we perceive them to become – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. It may sound like a scene from Blade Runner, but ...

A caregiving robot that responds to spoken instructions while performing physical tasks may make robots easier to use and understand.

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have found a way to give robots a sense of touch without relying on expensive artificial skin. This innovation, spearheaded by a team from the German ...

The future of human-robot relations is playing out on city streets and college campuses, and it’s looking a bit scary—for the robots. Tasked with delivering late-night pizza and snacks to the ...

Vision-language models (VLMs) are rapidly changing how humans and robots work together, opening a path toward factories where machines can “see,” ...

Hollywood portrayed robot relationships, compared to where we're at and how AI is being used today?

'We're not quite at the level where the robotic skin is as good as human skin, but we think it's better than anything else out there at the moment.' Image: Dr. David Hardman, University of Cambridge ...

Honesty is the best policy… most of the time. Social norms help humans understand when we need to tell the truth and when we shouldn’t, to spare someone’s feelings or avoid harm. But how do these ...

On Wednesday, Clone Robotics released video footage of its Protoclone humanoid robot, a full-body machine that uses synthetic muscles to create unsettlingly human-like movements. In the video, the ...

Robots are showing up in more places than ever before. From hospitals to homes, workplaces to classrooms, machines with artificial intelligence are becoming part of everyday life. But even as they ...