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.
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.
Scientists have developed a soft artificial skin that provides haptic feedback and has the potential to instantaneously adapt to a wearer’s movements.
A machine learning system helps robots understand and perform certain social interactions
Robotic body-weight support devices can play a key role in helping people with neurological disorders to improve their walking.
Researchers investigated whether a humanoid robot's gaze influences the way people reason in a social decision-making context.
To enhance human-robot collaboration, researchers at Loughborough University have trained an AI to detect human intention.
Scientists have developed an algorithm to help a robot find efficient motion plans to ensure physical safety of its human counterpart.
Researchers have developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics.
An analysis highlights the realistic pros and cons of apps and other technologies that use AI to benefit older adults, including those facing dementia and cognitive decline.
Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans, too, say UNSW researchers.
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.
Researchers have designed a wrist-mounted device and developed software that allows continuous tracking of the entire human hand in 3D.
Engineers have designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.
A new smart fabric that can be inflated and deflated by temperature-dependent liquid-vapor phase changes could enable a range of medical therapeutics.
New research shows that using robots could help detect early signs of autism or ADHD in infants.
Researchers have developed a new design method that shows promise in enabling the efficient design and fabrication of soft robots using a 3D printer.
Researchers have created a new robot controller using game theory, allowing the robot to learn when to assist a human.