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 ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

Humans are the most sophisticated biological organisms ever observed, yet despite decades of research, we still don't fully understand ourselves. Science understands individual cells, muscles and ...

Robots that resemble human beings – known as humanoids – are on the rise. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Naomi Fitter from Oregon State University about what's driving the advances in the technology.

Reliable navigation, place recognition and object interaction require autonomous robots to maintain precise environmental maps. Semantic simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) adds meaning to a ...

The Chinese robotics company UBTech has launched the U1, the first mass-produced ultrarealistic human robot. This marks the first time anyone has manufactured and sold a humanoid robot that actually ...

Floating robots can glide through the air without the loud whirr of propeller-powered drones. The video shows a lighter-than-air robot with fins gliding through the air, making it look like a white, ...

The European Commission will propose “a solid programme for robotics” ahead of 2028, when the next Multiannual Financial ...

Somnia Robotics uses motion-capture technology to train AI robots in intimate human movements, highlighting advancements in ...