If you want safe robots, then they need to talk to each other, explains a robotics innovator. What’s behind this counter-intuitive idea? In a world informed by sci-fi dystopias, the idea that a safe ...

Robots are machines that can automatically perform both simple and complex actions. They are often programmed by a computer, but there's no single definition of a robot. Robots include a wide variety ...

It takes more than words to cure a lonely heart. Scientists have discovered that adding music to a robot's repertoire makes it feel more lifelike and emotionally supportive.