A new report from McKinsey paints a bold vision of an emerging partnership between humans and machines. But it makes too many ...

Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University. Contrary to the common assumption that lonely people would ...

One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt, something that endures in the “robot dance” that first became popular in the 1980s. Robots have since evolved ...

Courtney doesn’t have eyes, but it’s got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils. It’s been described as a “large cooler on ...

Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly, which crushes the object, many robots struggle with these basic ...