A university study finds that adding anthropomorphism features to frontline robots — such as humanlike “expressive eyes, emotive voices, and subtle gestures” — increases bystanders’ empathic responses ...

Retail is quietly shedding human workers as automation moves from pilot projects to everyday practice. Instead of a sudden ...

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

Amazon's new Vulcan robot uses physical AI to carefully stow and pick everything from socks to fragile electronics at fulfillment centers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a groundbreaking method to cover robotic surfaces with genuine, living skin tissue. The idea of robots with skin isn't just about creating a ...

Robots are becoming part of our everyday lives, from health care to home assistance. But for humans to truly trust and ...

What sets this approach apart is the training method. Instead of painstakingly programming each movement, the robot learned by watching hundreds of videos recorded from wrist-mounted cameras on da ...

Human Robot Brewery is moving from its location on the Schuylkill River banks in Rittenhouse to the recently vacated storefront of Crime & Punishment Brewing Co., which shut down this month after a ...

Following that trial, store operator FamilyMart says it plans to use robot workers at 20 stores around Tokyo by 2022. At first, people will operate them remotely - until the machines' artificial ...