When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and ...

A humanoid robot that walks, maintains eye contact, and displays subtle facial expressions has ...

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 ...

Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mark Yim has completed the second phase of a human-robot interaction research project at Penn’s ModLab. The project primarily aims to develop Quori, a ...

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.

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have developed an electronic skin that allows humanoid robots to distinguish ...

How we relate to humanoid robots matters. In the video below, Cleo Abram demonstrates what it was like to mistreat the Boston Dynamics Atlas robot. She was surprised by her emotional reaction. She ...

China has introduced what is being described as the world’s first biomimetic AI humanoid robot, drawing attention for its lifelike walking style and humanlike body temperature.

1X Robotics, backed by OpenAI, has unveiled the Neo beta, a humanoid robot demonstrating advanced movement and agility. The robot’s fluidity and human-like actions have sparked discussions about its ...

In Shanghai, a humanoid robot named Moya has crossed a threshold that robotics labs have chased for decades, walking with 92% ...