While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — they haven't really been a focus of research into how ...

Humanoid robots have been promised for decades, but most still look and move like machines. Ameca changes that, with a face ...

I’ve been teaching robotics at the University of Washington for more than a decade. Every class begins with “robotics news of the week.” For years, humanoid robots appeared only occasionally—usually ...

Courtney doesn’t have eyes, but it’s got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils. It’s been described as a “large cooler on ...

Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University. Contrary to the common assumption that lonely people would ...

Robots with reindeer antlers are now on the road delivering food for Uber Eats. The suspiciously-cute boxes on wheels will be ...

Robots are increasingly being used in restaurants for tasks like decorating cakes, delivering drinks and answering phones. Proponents argue robots fill vacant positions and increase efficiency, while ...

A few weeks ago, a Chinese startup called EngineAI gave an unusual demonstration of how today’s robots learn. A female instructor with long blonde hair showed off a series of dance steps and then ...

The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they ...

Viral video shared by Elon Musk shows Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots performing tasks from cooking to construction, ...

Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker. In recent weeks, clanker has risen to ...