New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand ...

Whether in the kitchen or on a workshop floor, robot assistants that can fetch items for people could be extremely useful.

When you think fast, you typically think of sports cars or the speed of a bullet, but do you ever think about satellites, or more specifically, space probes? The question as to what is the fastest ...

A new study suggests young children are more vocal when interacting with toys and household items, highlighting their importance for developing language skills. Researchers have found infants are ...

Prologue: My nightmare -- Part I: Four futures. Terminal world : the domination of glass slabs ; Prosthetics : the new bionic you ; Animism : living with social robots ; Enchanting everyday objects -- ...