Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners—like therapy horses who respond to human emotion—say University of Bristol researchers. Equine-assisted interventions ...

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say researchers. Interactive robots should not just be passive ...

Robot dog "Spot" is presented at a press event at the freight station in Bischofsheim, Germany for digital maintenance of freight cars. The walking robot is equipped with sophisticated cameras, ...

As robots enter hospitals and care facilities, questions remain about whether they actually make care easier for the people ...

Toshiba has developed two technologies that will enable robots to interact with several people at once as well as follow them around without bumping into them. The company wants to sell robots that ...

The concept of a robot dog has been around for many years, but usually, they’ve been too expensive, too complicated, or both. Now, one toy company thinks they have the answer with a one-of-a-kind dog ...

ORLANDO — If a robot tried to talk to you at the shopping mall, how would you react? University of Central Florida professor Greg Welch hopes you would talk with it just as you would a human being.