Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

Aniket Bera’s lab works with applications that include virtual therapy, autonomous vehicles and rescue bots like this robot dog, marrying the hardware of robots with the software of artificial ...

Robots are starting to do jobs like firefighting, lawn mowing and beach cleaning, among other things.

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This dairy barn is full of cows, as you might expect. Cows are being milked, cows are being fed, cows are being cleaned up after, and a few very happy cows are even getting vigorously scratched behind ...

When witnesses see a robot mistreated, some copy the rudeness while others step in to help. Design and values decide the ...