Robots are moving out of factories and into homes, hospitals, and public spaces. Experts say living together is possible, but ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Researchers who develop social robots – ones that people interact with – focus too much on design features and not enough on sociological factors, according to Cornell and Indiana ...

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

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 ...

Social companion robots have been shown to reduce loneliness in one-on-one interactions with senior living residents. A ...

Social robots are designed to interact with humans in a meaningful manner and play an increasing role within the field of human-computer interaction. They have several potential societal applications, ...

Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that ...

In a study conducted in a waiting-room setting, a robot called MirrorBot encouraged conversations, playful exchanges, and other interactions between strangers. The findings suggest that robots can ...

Exploring the Perception of Race in Humanoid Robots In recent years, advances in robotics and artificial intelligence have led to ...

A recent demonstration by robotics startup Figure showcases the potential of OpenAI's ChatGPT technology in powering human-like conversations for humanoid robots. This development brings us closer to ...