The new algorithm could help robots make safer, smarter decisions around humans, even amidst the greatest uncertainties.

But to effectively work with humans and keep them engaged, robots and other autonomous systems do need to have their own kind of mental model.

All the components necessary to make robots that belong in your average sci-fi dystopian nightmare are quickly coming together.

In both the consumer and industrial worlds, scientists are working to make robots more human like. But while there are some common goals—and even similar applications—the vision can be quite ...

Tesla wants to make robots now. These are some other working robots in the field, from Boston Dynamics' Atlas to Hanson Robotics' Sophia.

Researchers from Cornell University have released a framework called BeyondMimic that allows humanoid robots to perform ...

They envision it being integrated into existing conversational software for robots and agents, which are already learning to detect emotions and deal with open-ended complexity like vague human ...

Squeezing a lot of computing power into robots without using up too much space or energy is a constant battle for their designers. But a new approach that mimics the structure of the human brain could ...

When robots appear to engage with people and display human-like emotions, people may perceive them as capable of 'thinking,' or acting on their own beliefs and desires rather than their ...

An AI-driven robot successfully removed gallbladders from pig cadavers on its own. Here’s how they did it. (And surgeons shouldn’t put away their scalpels just yet.) ...

Microsoft is bringing artificial intelligence to the masses, releasing a project that allows Minecraft programmers of any level to create their own human-like robot.