Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but human psychology and the uncanny valley may stand between them and world ...

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Transformer mannequin at Ripley's Believe It or Not in London, 2020 (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital) Would you welcome a robot into your home? Guess what: You probably already have. That’s if you use ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

For over half a century, humanoid robots have been a staple of science fiction. From C3PO to Data from Star Trek, or going even further back, the Robots series of books by Isaac Asimov. That’s cool ...

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