When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy.

For more than a decade, the French robotics company Aldebaran has built some of the most popular robots used in academic research. Go to most university robotics departments and you'll find either ...

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and ...

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed AI-driven mobile robots that can carry out chemical synthesis research with axtraordinairy efficiency. In a study publishing in the journal ...

It takes more than words to cure a lonely heart. Scientists have discovered that adding music to a robot's repertoire makes it feel more lifelike and emotionally supportive.

The humanlike robot uses its two legs to walk up to a storage bin. Digit’s two arms reach for the bin, and its clawlike hands grip the sides. The robot gracefully lifts the storage box up so it’s ...

Nike's Project Amplify and consumer exoskeletons like Hypershell X are bringing wearable robotics to market, with powered ...

Comparisons and competitiveness among employees have been around as long as there have been workplaces. But those frictions are taking fresh shape as the use of artificial intelligence and robotics ...

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