When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy.

It takes more than words to cure a lonely heart. Scientists have discovered that adding music to a robot's repertoire makes it feel more lifelike and emotionally supportive.

Stressed bees are much more likely to make pessimistic choices and lack a buzz in life, new research has revealed. Robots are occupying an increasingly prominent place in our society. How do we deal ...

Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system that allows a robot to ...

A pressure-mechanical integrated synaptic device inspired by human skin mechanoreceptors and synapses that recognizes different touch patterns for discrete affective state classification. Human ...