Robots need to know the reason why they are doing a job if they are to effectively and safely work alongside people in the near future. In simple terms, this means machines need to understan... Read more
It’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how hard the robot is working. A Cornell-led team has found that when robots are beating humans in contests for cash prizes, people consider themselves... Read more
Kids learn better with a friend. They’re more enthusiastic and understand more if they dig into a subject with a companion. But what if that companion is artificial? Researchers at the Unive... Read more
System enables people to correct robot mistakes on multi-choice problems Getting robots to do things isn’t easy: usually scientists have to either explicitly program them or get them t... Read more
THE R2-D2 ROBOT FROM STAR WARS DOESN’T COMMUNICATE IN HUMAN LANGUAGE BUT IS, NEVERTHELESS, CAPABLE OF SHOWING ITS INTENTIONS. FOR HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION, THE ROBOT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A TRU... Read more
Robots are already becoming widely established in German factories. But how can companies be sure to split the work between people and robots such that human workers don’t lose out on the de... Read more
Communication in human dialogue is based on one another’s words and body language. We can sense whether the other person is distracted, and we change the course of our conversation and... Read more
MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction Are we on the brink of a robotics revolution? That’s what... Read more
A ‘friendly robot’ called ERWIN will be used to help scientists understand how more realistic long-term relationships might be developed between humans and androids. ERWIN (Emotional Robot w... Read more
Study suggests dogs react more readily to robots that show interactive social behavior Designers of social robots, take note. Bring your dog to the lab next time you test a prototype, and wa... Read more
Swapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots’ confidence and humans’ trust. Spending a day in someone else’s shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach... Read more
Almost all electronics can be integrated into robotics with human-robot interaction (HRI) technologies Since Steve Jobs first unveiled Internet-based smartphones that integrated music, video... Read more
Humans apply a moderate amount of morality and other human characteristics to robots As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical quest... Read more
Image via Wikipedia European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipat... Read more
