New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand ...

IntBot Inc., a developer of socially intelligent robotics systems, today announced that its General Social Intelligence ...

Whether in the kitchen or on a workshop floor, robot assistants that can fetch items for people could be extremely useful.

As artificial intelligence and robotic systems become increasingly autonomous and complex, their deployment in real-world, human-centered environments ...

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mark Yim has completed the second phase of a human-robot interaction research project at Penn’s ModLab. The project primarily aims to develop Quori, a ...

And a new study, published in the journal Emotion, suggests that a robot that mimics human breathing can also pass on frightened feelings. The researchers developed round fluffy robots with motorized ...

Human–robot interaction (HRI) and gesture-based control systems represent a rapidly evolving research field that seeks to bridge the gap between human intuition and robotic precision. This area ...

Shared autonomy in human–robot interaction represents a paradigm in which human operators and autonomous robotic systems work collaboratively to achieve a common goal. This integrated approach merges ...

Imagine a world where robots not only look like humans but also feel like us. Advanced technology has made this possible with the invention of bionic skin. This breakthrough allows robots to ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Can a robot keep up with Serena Williams? Researchers have taught a humanoid robot to play tennis with humans — and it can ...