Paro is a fluffy robot that looks like a baby harp seal. Made in Japan, this pet-type robot responds to touch, position, light, and voice to move its flippers and tail, lift its head, blink its ...

Humanoid robots are beginning to take on household tasks, showing how AI-powered machines could soon assist with chores in ...

Can humans and robots work together? Two Wright State University researchers are betting on this partnership to transform how scrap metal is recycled into new products, and the National Science ...

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more ...

A wave of recent research has brought robotic touch sensitivity closer to human fingertips than ever before, driven by ...

Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

AI cleaning robots outgrow Roomba limits, raising safety/right-of-way issues; Cardinal scales, services, finances deployments ...

(TNS) — For 20 hours a day, seven days a week, a security robot rolls around the old Kansas City Star building on the 1600 block of McGee Street, like the 21st century version of a street patrolling ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...