The key to making this work is to make robots that are recognizable as machines, yet intuitively accepted as being lifelike. It’s the buy-in that these robots are more than appliances ...

We're treated to the robots making odd, jerky gestures that are supposed to be lifelike but are mostly reminiscent of the unpleasant spasms of a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic character during the ...

The scale can help companies and engineers quantify how lifelike their robots are in a way that can guide the development of better, more approachable robots for the service industry. "Before we ...

This is Jennie, a lifelike robotic puppy wowing crowds at CES 2025. The makers behind the robotic yellow Labrador puppy hope ...

A photographer catches a glimpse of the future as he visits some of the world’s leading robot labs Photographs by Max Aguilera-Hellweg Those lifelike robots you see on TV? They might not be ...

DAVOS, Switzerland — On display at a technology exposition just outside the gates of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos was an alarmingly lifelike robot. Nicknamed "Sophia" by its ...

Researchers at the University of Leeds recently demonstrated a framework for a quadruped robot with a design inspired by the biomechanics of four-legged animals. The versatile robot is able to ...

This propels the robot jellyfish forward and produces a lifelike flapping motion ... could have "a harmful effect on the unfortunate animal that swallowed it". He said the designers should ...

Yukai Engineering’s parade of weird animal robots at CES 2025 continues with Nékojita FuFu. The little cat mounts to the side of a mug or bowl, blowing air to help cool it off. The Tokyo-based ...