Robotic hands manipulate objects with ease
A system can reorient over two thousand different objects, with the robotic hand facing both upwards and downwards.
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How social robots get more persuasive
Humanoid robots get more persuasive if they project less authority.
3D printed origami technology to fight Covid-19
Researchers are replicating the subtle folding of origami to create 3D printable technologies to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
Humans delay decisions when robot looks at them
Researchers investigated whether a humanoid robot's gaze influences the way people reason in a social decision-making context.
How do people emotionally respond to cloned faces?
Researchers examined people’s emotional response to cloned faces, which could soon become the norm in robotics.
Bipedal robot learns to run
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.
Robot touch makes you feel better
People who were touched by a humanoid robot while conversing with it subsequently reported a better emotional state and were more likely to comply with a request from the robot.
Researchers develope sensing robot healthcare helpers
The Covid-19 pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots currently being developed could be beneficial in the future.
How do people react to appearance of robots?
'Moralities of Intelligent Machines' is a project that investigates people’s attitudes towards moral choices made by artificial intelligence.
A smooth interaction between humans and robots?
Making eye contact with a robot may have the same effect on people as eye contact with another person - interaction between humans and humanoid robots could be surprisingly smooth.
Why soft skills could power the rise of robot leaders
Robots may have some of these soft skills thought to be vital for successful leadership as they enable leaders to motivate, unite and inspire their employees.
More skin-like, e-skin that can feel
Researchers developed a multimodal ion-electronic skin that distinguishes temperature from mechanical stimuli.
Finding moral common ground in human-robot relations
Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans, too, say UNSW researchers.
What is your attitude towards a humanoid robot?
The way humans interpret behavior of AI-endowed artificial agents, such as humanoid robots, depends on specific individual attitudes that can be detected from neural activity.
Humanoid hands create safer human-robotics interactions
Engineers have designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.
Robot jaws shows effect of medicated chewing gum
Research has shown a robot with built-in humanoid jaws could provide opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to develop medicated chewing gum.
Your new lab partner: the robot scientist
Researchers have built an intelligent mobile robot scientist that can work 24-7, carrying out experiments by itself.
"Super Human Eye" works like a real one
Researchers have crafted an artificial eye with capabilities close to its human model.
Robot toys provide clues about infant development
New research shows that using robots could help detect early signs of autism or ADHD in infants.
Artificial skin improves sensory ability of robots
Sensitive synthetic skin enables robots to sense their own bodies and surroundings – a crucial capability if they are to be in close contact with people.
‘Uncanny Valley’: Brain network evaluates robot likeability
Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the the unsettling feeling we get from robots and virtual agents that are too human-like.
HAL – the humanoid pediatric patient simulator
Gaumard Scientific has created Pediatric HAL - a humanoid that realistically reproduces human body functions and reactions.
Avatar measures people’s gait efficiency
New avatar-based software developed at EPFL looks at how people walk in order to predict their energy expenditure. The software could have many uses in both medicine and sports.
Personalized deep learning equips robots for autism therapy
Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.
Researcher add salt to Pepper
Researchers performed a detailed security assessment of Pepper, a commercial humanoid robot. They found that the robot is frighteningly easy to hack.