Sometimes robots make us feel uneasy because they make us think of death. Now, researchers are putting some real effort behind making our immortal creations feel a bit more alive. Humanlike robots can ...

AheadForm’s humanoid robot head mimics emotions such as blinking, frowning with high-DOF actuation and self-supervised AI.

A video that has gone viral on social media shows a humanoid robot's face glancing around the room with a quizzical ...

Humanoid robots have glimmered on the tech horizon for half a century, but each new prototype still triggers Masahiro Mori’s “uncanny valley.” When a machine looks almost, but not quite, human, our ...

The capacity for AI to achieve human-like synesthesia, the blending of the senses, promises to be a game changer.

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Carl Strathearn believes the real risk comes from humans controlling humanoid robots, often with "little or no ...

When something looks almost human—but not quite—it unsettles us. This is the Uncanny Valley, and it affects how we see robots, dolls, and digital humans Orcas sink tourist yacht off Portugal’s coast ...

Ever asked a question and been met with a blank stare? It's awkward enough with a person—but on a humanoid robot, it can be downright unsettling. Now, an international team co-led by Hiroshima ...