Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like ...

Abstract: Firefighting is a highly risky profession that involves a great danger to human life. Fire accidents pose significant threats to firefighters, often putting them in hazardous, ...

A research team from the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory and the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit at Toyohashi University of Technology investigated how the movements of autonomous mobile ...

Robots struggle with something humans do without thinking – grip. Pick up a raw egg and you don’t think much about it. Your fingers tighten just enough. Pick up a wet metal cup and your grip changes ...

Researchers in Japan have developed an adaptive motion reproduction system that allows robots to generate human-like movements using surprisingly small amounts of training data. Despite rapid advances ...

The world has quietly shifted into a robotic age, and most people still aren’t paying attention. Humanoid robots are now appearing in everyday environments with abilities that feel straight out of a ...

I always tell people that the best thing I’ve ever tested for my job here on the WIRED Reviews team is my automatic litter box from Litter-Robot. I recommend every cat owner invest in an automatic ...

At the height of the crypto and blockchain frenzy, an NFT created by digital artist Beeple sold for a staggering $69.5 million. Years later, as the world shifts into the AI era, the artist has struck ...

Although they're constantly improving, robots aren't necessarily known for their gentle touch. A new robotic system from MIT and Stanford takes a unique stab at changing that, with a robot that uses ...

This article was commissioned in conjunction with the Professors’ Programme, part of Prototypes for Humanity, a global initiative that showcases and accelerates academic innovation to solve social and ...

Figure 1. Wearables in people’s daily lives, ranging from upper and lower limbs exoskeletons to supernumerary limbs and augmented reality devices. This Research Topic has been launched to bring ...