Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.

Until machines understand social context, they will struggle to operate naturally in the spaces humans actually live.​ ...

AI stacks require heavy processing and high energy use. Humanoid robots run on batteries with limited power. This makes it ...

Recent advances in robotics have accelerated the development of sophisticated collision detection methodologies and enhanced human–robot interaction (HRI) protocols to ensure safety and optimise ...

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Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

While technology has made the world "smaller," it has also pulled individuals apart, thanks to mobile phones and other ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Care robots and elderly robotics improve senior care with mobility support, emotional assistance, and cognitive stimulation, ...