"One of the annoying things about working with robots is collecting so much data on the robot doing different tasks," said Kushal Kedia, a doctoral student in the field of computer science.

One company boasted that its robot looked almost human, with feminine features and the ability to wink and smile. Some firms tested their robots for weeks before the race. Beijing officials have ...

The humanoid robots will race against 12,000 human runners, with the top three finishers — human or robot — receiving prizes. Li said participating robots can receive awards in three ...

Whatever you can think of, it will do,” said Elon Musk at this month’s Tesla “We, Robot” showcase in Burbank, CA. To paraphrase: “Humanoid robots can be human, so you don’t have to!” ...

In the future, scientists hope to use robots like these for agricultural production and space exploration. A starfish-like robot contracts its five legs to inch across a wood floor, not powered by ...

Other robot designs can lift vastly heavier weights, move much faster and have profoundly better dexterity than humanoid robots do. If the main justification for humanoid robots is so they can ...

I think what's interesting about M3GAN is that it's a very humanoid robot. The robots I work with do not look human at all, and I'm not interested in trying to make them look human. I get a lot of ...

Use of robots by big brands, retailers and movers of goods accelerated significantly after 2019. According to the Association for Advancing Automation, robot orders in North America jumped 42 ...

Robots were originally designed to undertake repetitive and mundane tasks and operate exclusively in robot-only zones like factories. Robots have since advanced to work collaboratively with people ...

My recent research on human-robot relationships examines this topic in detail, looking beyond sex robots and robot love affairs to examine that most profound and meaningful of relationships ...

The entire corpus of science fiction has trained humanity to fear the day when helpful household and industrial robots turn against it, in a Skynet-style uprising. But a much more near-term threat ...

Instead of laws to restrict robot behavior, robots should be empowered to pick the best solution for any given scenario The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation ...