The video shows a lighter-than-air robot with fins gliding through the air, making it look like a white, floating whale. It ...

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University. Contrary to the common assumption that lonely people would ...

Force limiting, formally called PFL, is a core safety mechanism in collaborative robotics. It ensures a robot’s applied force ...

In a world where technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are transforming every aspect of life—including love and relationships.

Chinese robotics company UBTech has showcased three models of bionic humanoid robots in realistic human form with its ...

At the University of California San Diego, engineers have advanced humanoid robotics by teaching a bipedal platform to ...

Robots are increasingly present in homes and healthcare facilities to assist humans in daily tasks, but communication with them can be unreliable. Brown researchers have developed a new approach to ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...