A new HRI paper from the RAI Institute explores hands-on public perception of robots ...

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

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 ...

Precision in human-robot interaction depends on the ability to recognise and track human faces along with detailed facial ...

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While technology has made the world "smaller," it has also pulled individuals apart, thanks to mobile phones and other ...

In a study conducted in a waiting-room setting, a robot called MirrorBot encouraged conversations, playful exchanges, and other interactions between strangers. The findings suggest that robots can ...

Unlike the controlled environments of factories or warehouses, everyday communication in homes is filled with ambiguity that ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to influence all facets of our personal and professional lives, questions abound, ...

Developed by the Chinese robotics company DroidUp, Moya is designed to replicate human behaviors and physical traits, marking a significant leap in humanoid robotics. Standing at 1.65 meters tall and ...

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