Penn State researchers found many problems with the current generation of social robots. Foto Astrid Eckert/ Universidad Técnica de Munich (TUM) Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights ...

While the rise of artificial intelligence is proving to be a contentious issue, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that the use of social robots in a commercial setting would ...

Robots powered by popular artificial intelligence models are currently unsafe for general purpose real-world use, according to new research from King's College London and Carnegie Mellon University.

In recent years, social robots have moved from experimental visions to tangible implementations in education, healthcare, therapy, and everyday support.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a system that could make social robots more effective at detecting and managing user interruptions in real time based on a human speaker's intent—a ...

Small humanoid robot called QT which was used to conduct a series of test. Credit: University of Waterloo Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help ...

In a quiet robotics lab in north-west London, three black mechanical hands stretch and curl with human-like precision. No claws or pincers. Just joints where they should be. "We're not building ...

Human beings are hardwired for social connection – so much so that we think of even the most basic objects as having feelings or experiences. (Yup, we're talking to you, Roomba owners!) Social robots ...

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A research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory, Department of ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...