NEW YORK -- As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers ...
Humanoid robots are no longer confined to science fiction or flashy tech demos. A new generation of friendly, home-focused ...
Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're ...
"It’s not verging on creepy or trying to be too human. It’s like your buddy, your pal, that’s a different thing than you.” ...
NEW YORK — As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its ...
In labs, living rooms, hospitals, and classrooms, robots are no longer just tools—they’re becoming social actors. People ...
We know techies like robots. We know robots are infiltrating our workforce and that they may one day take over altogether. Maybe we think the same thing about chimpanzees (think Planet of the Apes).