Researchers from the University of Twente, MST and Politecnico di Milano conducted a pilot study to explore whether a ...

As I stick Mirumi onto my backpack, I think to myself, Nothing has changed in a decade. This is the latest consumer bot, the inheritor of a long history of Japanese robots whose purpose is to improve ...

The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and healthcare is gaining prominence, particularly the use of socially assistive robots (SARs). Indeed, robots like SARs can be seen as one ...

Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Hamburg. The study, presented at ...

A new research will be launched in February to study how AI-powered robots can better support seniors to age well in Singapore's eldercare centres. One key focus is to encourage more social ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a system that could make social robots more effective at detecting and managing user interruptions in real time based on a human speaker's intent—a ...

Studies in Europe show robot-assisted therapy can boost engagement and help autistic children develop key social skills.