On the floor of the Ex-Robots factory in China’s northeastern coastal city of Dalian, engineers develop humanoid robots with a focus on enhancing facial expressions and emotions. Neck-length silicone ...

Ready for a robot that not only looks human but also acts and reacts like one, expressing emotions like shyness, excitement or friendliness? Disney Research, the innovation powerhouse behind The Walt ...

Ex-Robots, situated in the vibrant industrial landscape of China's northeastern coastal city of Dalian, is at the forefront of developing humanoid robots. Its remarkable emphasis is on replicating ...

Cartwheel Robotics has unveiled its latest innovation, Yogi, a humanoid robot designed to foster genuine human connections in domestic settings. Announced on October 17, 2025, Yogi aims to seamlessly ...

What is the Alter3 humanoid robot, how does it work? Alter3 is a humanoid robot that was first introduced in 2016 as a platform for exploring the concept of life in artificial systems. It has a ...

Robots might be getting smarter but to truly support people in daily life, they also need to get more empathetic. That means recognising and responding to human emotions in real time. Most facial ...

According to new research from the University of Bristol, interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners, like therapy horses who respond to human emotion.

If you’ve been dreaming for years about having your own R2-D2 or BB-8, get ready. Just don’t expect your new robot companion to do too much, because you might be disappointed. A new generation of ...

Sam Baron receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Last month, Microsoft integrated its Bing search engine with Open AI’s GPT-4 chatbot, a large language model designed to interact with ...

``This is so far in the future that it's science fiction,'' says Breazeal, whose own robot, Kismet, is the current closest thing to ``A.I.'``s main character, a child robot named David. Kismet is the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Neil Sahota is a globally sought after speaker and business advisor. Imagine an AI system waking up to the first sparks of emotion ...

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