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July 7, 2022 When robots appear to engage with people and display human-like emotions, people may perceive them as capable of 'thinking,' or acting on their own beliefs and desires rather than their ...
Aug. 24, 2023 An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mar. 10, 2022 Researchers have created a robot with an internal weight that can give the impression of conveying emotions while reading text messages. It can also remind users to not get upset, which may help them ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Researchers have created a low-cost method for soft, deformable robots to detect a range of physical interactions, from pats to punches to hugs, without relying on touch at all. Instead, a USB camera ...
Feb. 21, 2023 Engineering researchers are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their ...
May 19, 2021 The rhythmic motions of hair-like cilia move liquids around cells or propel the cells themselves. In nature, cilia flap independently, and mimicking these movements with artificial materials requires ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Researchers have made an android child named Nikola that successfully conveys six basic emotions -- happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust. Facial expressions are generated by moving ...
May 15, 2023 Engineers have discovered a new way to program robots to help people with dementia locate medicine, glasses, phones and other objects they need but have ...