The China Spring Festival Gala has long been recognized as one of the most influential cultural events in the country, ...

IntBot Inc., a developer of socially intelligent robotics systems, today announced that its General Social Intelligence ...

New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand human intent.

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 ...

Whether in the kitchen or on a workshop floor, robot assistants that can fetch items for people could be extremely useful.

As artificial intelligence and robotic systems become increasingly autonomous and complex, their deployment in real-world, human-centered environments ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Human-following mobile robots are designed to autonomously track, follow and assist a designated individual in a variety of environments. These systems integrate advanced sensor technologies, such as ...

The researchers developed round fluffy robots with motorized ribcages that can simulate breathing by expanding and contracting. More than 100 participants held these robots, which breathed in a ...

A humanoid robot developed by NASA for future Mars missions is set to return ...

Human–robot interaction (HRI) and gesture-based control systems represent a rapidly evolving research field that seeks to bridge the gap between human intuition and robotic precision. This area ...