A university study finds that adding anthropomorphism features to frontline robots — such as humanlike “expressive eyes, emotive voices, and subtle gestures” — increases bystanders’ empathic responses ...

The aim is for robots to do real work, and enter homes and shopping streets in pursuit of mass-market consumers. Read more at ...

Emart opened its Robot Store on Jan. 31 as a section in the retailer’s consumer electronics-focused brick-and-mortar brand ...

Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: "the world's first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home." ...

Amazon's new Vulcan robot uses physical AI to carefully stow and pick everything from socks to fragile electronics at fulfillment centers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

A Shanghai-based robotics startup is going viral for its latest invention, a humanoid robot named ‘Moya’ that emits its own body heat.