When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...

It takes more than words to cure a lonely heart. Scientists have discovered that adding music to a robot's repertoire makes it feel more lifelike and emotionally supportive.

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

Research from the University of Victoria reviews the current use and future potential of social, empathic humanoid robots--asking the question: Could an empathic robot be a part of your future ...

Serve Robotics, the sidewalk delivery robot company backed by Nvidia and Uber, is expanding into a new category with its latest acquisition: healthcare. Los Angeles-based Serve Robotics announced ...

Airbus is dipping its toes into the humanoid robot workforce with a purchase of China-based UBTech’s robots, according to Bloomberg. The European airplane manufacturer is apparently going to try to ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) was once a primitive tool that many people believed was impractical for real-world use. However, the technology has greatly improved over the past several years, to the ...

Mobileye made its name, and money, by supplying automakers with millions of computer vision chips designed to support automotive safety features and advanced driver assistance systems. The Intel ...

The American robotics industry enters 2026 riding an unprecedented wave of commercial breakthroughs, venture capital, and FDA approvals that position the United States at the forefront of global ...

LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and ...

Nvidia releases new physical AI models at CES. Partners unveil next-generation robots. The robots span a wide range of use cases and industries. As AI models continue to gain popularity, there is an ...

Chip manufacturers struggle to meet surging demand as AI deployment scales and industrial robots expand. The Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF offers concentrated exposure to generative AI ...