Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by ...

F or decades, humanoid robots lived in science fiction and in high-tech labs. That’s changing. Engineers and companies across ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nervewracking ...

UChicago study finds social robots could help students feel less stress when reading aloud, pointing to new uses for classroom technology ...

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken massive strides toward replicating the intricacies of human cognition and behavior.

Human-robot interaction suggests there’ll likely be many contexts where robots don’t displace workers but rather make the ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have found a way to give robots a sense of touch without relying on expensive artificial skin. This innovation, spearheaded by a team from the German ...

A video of ALLEX (top) shows a camera- and sensor-laden head, and astonishingly versatile hands with fast-moving fingers and human-like motion. Those rapid, spidery movements may send a shiver down ...

The latest version of an autonomous robot that can scout for grape diseases in vineyards in near-real time, with an accuracy ...

Discover HITTER, a UC Berkeley humanoid robot that plays table tennis using AI-powered planning to outsmart human players.

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 ...

From "flying cars" to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week's Munich auto fair ...