Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like ...

A Singapore-headquartered robotics firm claims a breakthrough is bringing machines closer to human-level dexterity.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to influence all facets of our personal and professional lives, questions abound, ...

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 ...

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

Unlike the controlled environments of factories or warehouses, everyday communication in homes is filled with ambiguity that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

A new sensor gives robots a human-like sense of touch, helping them handle objects safely while improving wearables and ...

X Square Robot is part of a new generation of AI companies redefining how intelligent systems interact with the world. While most AI today operates through screens, X Square is advancing embodied ...

Reinforcement Learning (RL) has rapidly emerged as a powerful approach for enabling robots to acquire adaptive, data-driven behaviors in real-world ...

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 ...

New research from the University of Chicago suggests that computers make better tutors when they don’t pretend to be human.