With AI beginning to look as if it has reached a deployment plateau — if not a lessening of hype — high-tech promoters and investors are on the hunt for the next big thing. And they're focusing on ...

Downloading apps on your own personal robot may become as common as downloading apps on your smartphone. Robot makers Jibo and Blue Frog Robotics are creating social robots that are aimed at living ...

Scientists have developed a single artificial “transneuron” that can mimic activity from different regions of the brain, making a breakthrough in making robots equipped with human-like awareness. The ...

Robots becoming more human-like shouldn’t scare you, it should relieve you. As robotic systems evolve they are beginning to be built modeled after human biology. Specifically, bots will be built to ...

The robot can pick and pack merchandise, fold, and label items among other tasks. A Canadian startup has begun piloting its “human-like intelligence robots ” that can complete retail worker tasks, ...

Who do children prefer to learn from? Previous research has shown that even infants can identify the best informant. But would preschoolers prefer learning from a competent robot over an incompetent ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

Imagine a world where robots not only look like humans but also feel like us. Advanced technology has made this possible with the invention of bionic skin. This breakthrough allows robots to ...

In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with daily activities. But will people actually accept advice or ...

Would you trust a human-like robot to teach your children? Or perhaps to serve you in the health care system? That’s the goal of Hanson Robotics, an American company that creates robots “capable of ...

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TORONTO – It scares Elon Musk. And Bill Gates. And Stephen Hawking. Artificial intelligence — the idea of a robot developing self-consciousness — is something that all three of these men feel are a ...