Cornell researchers are investigating the potential for using artificial intelligence to give robots social intelligence—the ...

What will become of the consequence when the next ability of a robot is not possible to preload in the laboratory, but it 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 ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Dany Lepage discusses the architectural ...

A new study reveals that 3-year-olds read intention in human eyes but fail to recognize nonverbal preferences in a robot's gaze.

In a crowded fourth-grade classroom in Chicago, a new kind of tutor is shaping how children learn about empathy, conflict, and problem-solving. These robots aren’t programmed to act like friendly ...

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 ...

On top of that, spin introduces enormous complexity. A ball rotating at extreme speeds can curve mid-air and rebound unpredictably off the table. For humans, interpreting spin is largely intuitive.

Robots are increasingly present in homes and healthcare facilities to assist humans in daily tasks, but communication with them can be unreliable. Brown researchers have developed a new approach to ...