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Mar. 14, 2023 Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace -- but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot looks ...
Dec. 1, 2021 Researchers have found that the physical texture of robots influenced perceptions of robot personality. Furthermore, first impressions of robots, based on physical appearance alone, could influence ...
July 24, 2023 As artificial intelligence expands across more professions, robot preachers and AI programs offer new means of sharing religious beliefs, but they may undermine credibility and reduce donations for ...
Mar. 28, 2023 Researchers found that preschoolers prefer learning from what they perceive as a competent robot over an incompetent human. This study is the first to use both a human speaker and a robot to see if ...
Feb. 6, 2023 Performing human-like motions that involve multiple contacts is challenging for robots. In this regard, a researcher has envisioned an interactive cyber-physical human (iCPH) platform with ...
Feb. 21, 2023 Engineering researchers are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their ...
Apr. 21, 2021 Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway? Researchers have now designed a ...
June 27, 2022 Researchers studied the effect of the 'attitudes' of a semi-autonomous telepresence robot on its human operator. They found that when a person controlled only a part of the body of a ...
Sep. 1, 2022 Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study ...
Aug. 13, 2021 Robots that need to use their arms to make their way across treacherous terrain just got a speed upgrade with a new path planning approach. The improved algorithm path planning algorithm found ...