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 ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggests that assistive robots may work best when they share control with their users, striking a middle-ground between full automation and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more palatable to the humans who interact with them.

Researchers at Penn and the University of Michigan have developed the world’s smallest, fully autonomous robots. The health ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles Timesis out with a look at the small but growing workforce of "robot wranglers"—humans who tend fleets of ...

AI-powered delivery robots from companies like Serve Robotics are replacing human drivers across the nation — but they can't ...

Self-driving food delivery robots will be able to help out during busy periods and staff shortages, according to a restaurant boss, but there are fears about the impact on jobs. Several automated ...

Humanoid robots are beginning to take on household tasks, showing how AI-powered machines could soon assist with chores in ...