Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, the drive to make AI robots more human-like in their interactions is a focal ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

AI robots are being trained on data from real humans who record themselves doing chores for a living. But they’re not doing ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

You may not remember it, but odds are you took a few tumbles during your toddler era. You weren't alone. Falling, after all, ...

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains ...

At ETH Zurich's Robotic Systems Lab, engineers have created ANYmal-D, a four-legged robot that can play badminton with people. This project brings together robotics, artificial intelligence and sports ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a system that could make social robots more effective at detecting and managing user interruptions in real time based on a human speaker's intent—a ...

Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

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