While talking robots are not new by any means, this model isn't using software but a set of mechanical, human-like vocal organs, for example artificial vocal chords or a tongue and lips that are ...

The robots cry if guests come too close and roll back to their battery stations when they need to "recharge," the restaurant owners said.

Time, robots and conversations are at the heart of David Ewing Duncan's new book Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human-Robot Futures.

Robots Among Us The rise of automation is prompting all kinds of questions about the future of work for human employees, but there's also another important consideration at hand — how are we to ...

Robots that mimic humans are getting so entrancing, it’s easy to forget how ethically problematic they could be one day if we’re not careful.

Ishiguro's most humanlike robots are more like silicon puppets, teleoperated by a real human who speaks for and coordinates the movement of the android.

AMC’s Humans is a British-American science-fiction series set in the present day, where human-in-appearance robots are an increasingly popular high-end gadget.

When a robot talked trash against its opponents, it hurt their feelings and they performed worse at a game researchers use to study human rationality.