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

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Robots have been used for everything from evil villains to skilled labor for dangerous, or what some may consider, dull tasks. But there is a shift in how bots are being used like these so-called ...

Social robots are increasingly being designed for interactions that are intuitive and engaging with humans, requiring ...

The North Carolina-based company CareYaya has developed the Yaya Bear, a soft, AI-powered social robotic companion designed ...

Researchers in the UK have designed a new groundbreaking type of social robot that mimics therapy horses and helps people regulate emotions, making a huge step forward in the pursuit of better mental ...

Human beings are hardwired for social connection – so much so that we think of even the most basic objects as having feelings or experiences. (Yup, we're talking to you, Roomba owners!) Social robots ...

Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used to train large language models like ChatGPT have drawn the attention of researchers and generated headlines.

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Robots could make a major difference in America’s Social Security crisis, according to a new op-ed from MarketWatch. As ...