In a Shanghai lab filled with motion sensors and whisper-quiet servo motors, a pair of synthetic eyes blink with unsettling realism. They scan the room, track a visitor’s face, and seem to ...

Sometimes robots make us feel uneasy because they make us think of death. Now, researchers are putting some real effort behind making our immortal creations feel a bit more alive. Humanlike robots can ...

The documentary "My Robot Sophia" tells the story of David Hanson's quest to create a human-like robot who can feel emotions and learn to care. Sophia is powered by artificial intelligence, and the ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate ...

A teen tech entrepreneur is working to retrofit robots with simulated artificial bodily functions like a virtual heart rate, body temperature, and sweating response — a bong-rip idea to make them ...

According to new research from the University of Bristol, interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners, like therapy horses who respond to human emotion.

Another day, another humanoid robot breakthrough. While the U.S. and China have a growing number of firms developing cutting-edge humanoid robots — Boston Dynamics, Figure, Unitree, and EngineAI among ...

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NVIDIA has unveiled the Isaac GR00T N1, the world’s first open, fully customizable foundation model for generalized humanoid reasoning and skills. This advanced system is designed to address the ...