Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like ...

In a major step toward more adaptable and intuitive machines, Kempner Institute Investigator Yilun Du and his collaborators ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University researcher Sooyeon Jeong is working to make robots more helpful and personable. Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science, leads a lab that focuses on ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

Humanoid robots are no longer confined to science fiction or flashy tech demos. A new generation of friendly, home-focused humanoid robots is emerging with one clear goal: to make everyday life easier ...

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed at Columbia Engineering learned realistic lip movements by watching its own ...

PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A hot new job has emerged in Los Angeles: robot wrangler to help delivery bots navigate the real world. The robots ...