Dr. Angelica Lim, an associate professor of computing science at Simon Fraser University, leads a team that is trying to make ...

Paro is a fluffy robot that looks like a baby harp seal. Made in Japan, this pet-type robot responds to touch, position, light, and voice to move its flippers and tail, lift its head, blink its ...

Tesla's Optimus is pitched as an all-purpose humanoid robot that can do the heavy lifting on factory floors and free us from ...

Humanoid robot companies employ armies of human operators to train their machines by doing tasks like squatting and washing ...

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed ...

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 ...

Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

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LG debuted its CLOiD household chore robot at CES 2026. The robot is able to load the washing machine and take care of ...

A new artificial skin unveiled at CES 2026 could give robots human-like sensitivity, helping machines better understand ...