Each robot houses multiple agents, each representing different interaction styles. When a new interaction begins, the scene ...

Two cybersecurity researchers have now revealed that the China-based manufacturer Unitree Robotics pre-installed an ...

The data showed a strong link between the themes of disclosures and participants’ reported emotional states. Those ...

It’s difficult to predict the ways in which social AI could change us, but it could accustom us to easier, more controlling ...

Until now, research on the “uncanny valley” phenomenon has focused mainly on robots’ appearance. But their study, published in the International Journal of Social Robotics, suggests that behavior ...

Have you ever stood next to a robot and wondered how close is too close? Personal space—often called “comfort distance”—is a key aspect of social behavior that shapes how we navigate our ...

Over the past decades, researchers have developed a wide range of advanced social and assistance robots that could soon be ...

But the goal is to support human care, not replace it, says Brian Scassellati, head of Yale University’s Social Robotics Lab. He’s tested robots with a range of patients, and has found that ...

China’s state-run media is mocking President Trump and his new stiff tariffs against the communist nation with artificial ...

Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to start early tests of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in “a few hundred to a few thousand” homes by the end of 2025, according to the company’s CEO ...