Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate ...

Sometimes robots make us feel uneasy because they make us think of death. Now, researchers are putting some real effort behind making our immortal creations feel a bit more alive. Humanlike robots can ...

A teen tech entrepreneur is working to retrofit robots with simulated artificial bodily functions like a virtual heart rate, body temperature, and sweating response — a bong-rip idea to make them ...

In a Shanghai lab filled with motion sensors and whisper-quiet servo motors, a pair of synthetic eyes blink with unsettling realism. They scan the room, track a visitor’s face, and seem to ...

According to new research from the University of Bristol, interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners, like therapy horses who respond to human emotion.

Human-like robots don't need humanoid bodies. They just need to be expressive. (Well, they don't need to be, but they will be.) Pixar Animation Studios has an unusual logo. The basic logo is the word ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When a robot “dies,” does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is “yes” — and that tells us something important, and potentially worrisome, about our emotional responses to ...