The two love bots in question were Ameca — “the world’s most advanced human-shaped robot” per manufacturer Engineered Arts — and Azi, a more masculine companion specially designed for ...

"Designers can tap into an understanding of human psychology and exploit that to assist you in falling in love with an artifact or a robot," said Arkin, a leading professor in robotics and ethics ...

They seem familiar and friendly, like the anthropomorphized animals we all love in cartoons. They promise a future where robot companions can seamlessly integrate into our human-centered world.

Coming from a lab in France is The Poppy Project, an open source humanoid robot that’s at least as ... attempt to bring the costs down. We’d love to take one out for a walk.

CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he thinks humanoid robots will outnumber humans in less than 20 years. His company is helping to make that future a possibility. “I think by 2040, there will ...

It’s a kind of labor of love of mine, that anyone worldwide ... And if a job that used to be done by a human is now done by a robot, then that person is just out of luck. And that’s just ...

Is Tesla's new Optimus humanoid robot capable of speech? Although it appeared to be "talking" to attendees at an event on October 10, CEO Elon Musk has never definitively said it can do so.

It all helps safety by ensuring that human employees are aware of the robot – but it also helps ... lot of feelings in recent years, though love wouldn’t be high on the list.

Ai-Da Robot, a pioneering humanoid artist, has set a new record in the art world ... of All Time Putin in free fall 60+ ...

When he expressed suicidal thoughts, the bot told him not to talk like that, but in language that seemed to hype up his ...

Musk's plans to make humanoid robots mainstream face ... told Business Insider that while people love "geeking out" about robots that walk," compelling use cases for them are less obvious.