The effort to "align" AI with human values is falling dangerously short in robotic systems, according to researchers from Penn Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the University of ...

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own — but experts ...

Robot model (left)．Equipment used (center)．Unpredictable movements are unpleasant and high-arousal (Right) In recent years, autonomous mobile robots designed for tasks such as food delivery, cleaning, ...

Robot malfunction at Xi'an university exposes critical safety gaps in consumer robotics as signal interference disrupted ...

Aug. 20 (UPI) --A humanoid robot can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each task. Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute announced this ...

"Animal-Robot Interaction (ARI) is not a novel approach in the study of animal behavior and cognition, but despite the methodological advances it provides, it is not as widespread as one may expect.

Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get there. Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households ...

A female student was unexpectedly embraced by a humanoid robot during a dance performance at a university sports event in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, sparking discussion among Chinese netizens ...

Researchers identify two distinct psychologicl pathways in this context: behavioral contagion and empathy, highlighting the importance of anthromorphism and moral identity. While many studies have ...

Data about shoppers’ movements in stores and malls are an unexpected goldmine for the training of humanoid robots, reveals an ex-NASA engineer. So, you’ve built your robot’s World Foundation Model and ...