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 ...

Globally, there's a good deal of interest in the studies of the diverse nature of human-nonhuman animal (animal) relationships. Anthrozoologists, conservation psychologists, people working in the ...

Imagine a world where robots not only look like humans but also feel like us. Advanced technology has made this possible with the invention of bionic skin. This breakthrough allows robots to ...

We’ve all instinctively clung to another person when frightened, if only as a child clutching our mother’s hand. But if that person is scared, too, this behavior may not have the desired calming ...

Inside Woven City: Japan’s real-life sci-fi town where robots share the streets with humans Developers say the aim of Woven ...

H2L, a Tokyo-based technology startup, has launched the Capsule Interface. This breakthrough device lets you control robots with your entire body, transmitting not just movement but also physical ...

To reliably complete various manual tasks, robots should be able to handle a variety of objects, ranging from items found in ...

What makes a robot truly intelligent? Is it the ability to solve complex equations in milliseconds or something more human-like—such as recognizing a misplaced object in a cluttered room or adapting ...

Case Western Reserve team part of a multi-university, international study of how machines and mankind will collaborate more in ‘smart factories’ of the future Case Western Reserve University engineers ...

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...