New research shows that restaurants using humanoid robots are judged more harshly than those using non-humanoid robots because diners infer that human-like machines are intentionally designed to ...

Living with robots could lead to plenty of societal improvements, but they also pose risks to how we socialize and co-exist ...

A robot face developed by researchers can now lip sync speech and songs after training on YouTube videos, using machine learning to connect audio directly to realistic lip and facial movements.

Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

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Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics ...

The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, ...

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