Tech companies are making AI-powered robots cuter and more realistic to increase comfort and accelerate adoption in homes and public spaces.

KYOTO -- A Kyoto University professor and the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Teraverse have developed a "Buddharoid" ...

Japanese startup H2L has introduced a breakthrough device that could change how we interact with robots. The Capsule Interface allows users to control humanoid robots through their muscle movements, ...

Kyoto University unveils 'Buddharoid', an AI-powered robot monk, designed to support Buddhist temples facing a decline in clergy and worshippers.

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other products with mechanical precision, and cleans and mops the floor whenever ...

China has surprised the world with Moya, a humanoid robot that’s so realistic that it seems like a real person. This robot can walk, keep visual contact, ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...