Robot can be programmed by casually talking to it Date: June 23, 2014 Source: Cornell University Summary: A professor of computer science is teaching robots to understand instructions in natural ...

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London have developed a new type of responsive “ synthetic skin .” The skin is made from a single hydrogel that is capable of ...

Robot expert Sooyeon Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science in Purdue University’s College of Science, works in artificial intelligence to ensure that those robots are more friendly helpers ...

Robots that mimic humans are getting so entrancing, it’s easy to forget how ethically problematic they could be one day if we’re not careful.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania took the friendly humanoid Pepper robot and turned it into a Debbie Downer for a study on how humans react to robo-insults.

Scientists merged human brain-like tissue with a computer chip in order to help teach small robotic systems how to navigate obstacles, as well as how to track and grasp items.

The US Army has advanced research in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and autonomy to boost human-machine teaming between its robots and soldiers.

Elon Musk recently revealed that Neuralink, his brain-computer interface company, was forced to develop and rely on robots for electrode implantation surgeries because no human surgeon could meet ...

Social robots are designed to interact with humans in a meaningful manner and play an increasing role within the field of human-computer interaction. They have several potential societal ...

Human brain cells, grown in large numbers onto silicon chips, can receive electrical signals from a computer, try to make sense of them, and talk back. More importantly, they can learn.