How do people like to interact with robots when navigating a crowded environment? And what algorithms should roboticists use to program robots to interact with humans? These are the questions that a ...

Startup Covariant today detailed RFM-1, a large language model that allows industrial robots to ask for instructions on how to perform a task when they can’t complete it on their own. The artificial ...

Plenty of companies have demoed home robots, but few, if any, have actually been released. The truth is that even the most advanced robots aren't very good at interacting with objects and environments ...

Have you ever stood next to a robot and wondered how close is too close? Personal space—often called “comfort distance”—is a key aspect of social behavior that shapes how we navigate our interactions ...

As an electrical engineering student in the 1980s and ‘90s, Carlotta Berry had two experiences that helped shape her future as an educator. First, while she studied robots, she wasn’t allowed to ...

In the first days of my son’s life, during the fall of 2023, he spent much of the time when he wasn’t sleeping or eating engaged in what some cognitive scientists call “motor babbling.” His arms and ...

Robotics are a key part of the Fundi Bots education program and its aim to excite children about science and technology. As a child Solomon King Benge loved Eric Laithwaite’s 1974 book The Engineer in ...

It was early January 2016, and I had just joined Google X, Alphabet’s secret innovation lab. My job: help figure out what to do with the employees and technology left over from nine robot companies ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana lawmakers are reviewing various measures in a special session focused on crime, including reforms to the juvenile justice system. One North Shore detention facility is ...