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Novel Robotic Communication Approach Considers Listener's Attention

Communication in human dialogue is based on one another's words and body language. We can sense whether the other person is distracted, and we change the course of our conversation and our actions to regain their attention.

23 Oct 2015

Humans May Not Form Successful Working Relationships with Perfect Interactive Robots

Humans are less likely to form successful working relationships with interactive robots if they are programmed to be too perfect, new research reveals.

15 Oct 2015

Ada Robot Offers Advice About Cybersecurity

Help has arrived for those worried that their email accounts have been hacked or that their bank accounts have been compromised. It’s a robot developed by a University of New Haven student that can check personal email accounts for hackers and offer advice about cybersecurity.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers Teach Robots to Fall with Grace

Miss Georgia tripped in the final round. Jennifer Lawrence stumbled on her way to accept an Oscar. Even rock stars, world leaders and presidential candidates have fallen in front of the crowd or completely off stage.

14 Oct 2015

‘Avatar’-Like Bio-Robotic Motor System Helps Understand Locomotion from Leg Up

Simple mechanical descriptions of the way people and animals walk, run, jump and hop liken whole leg behavior to a spring or pogo stick.

13 Oct 2015

Robotic Finger Mimics Motions of Human Finger

Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't really look lifelike. Inspired by both nature and biology, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University has designed a novel robotic finger that looks and feels like the real thing.

9 Oct 2015

Mobile Service Robots Developed at University of Lincoln Could Help Elderly People Stay Independent

Mobile service robots developed by computer scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, could soon be helping elderly people stay independent and active for longer.

1 Oct 2015

Soft Robot Skin Uses Air-Filled Cavities to Cushion Collisions

Much like Baymax, the robot star of the animated feature "Big Hero 6," a soft robot skin developed by Disney Research uses air-filled cavities to cushion collisions and to provide the pressure feedback necessary for grasping delicate objects.

29 Sep 2015

Researchers Develop Three-Fingered Soft Robotic Hand with Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors

Optical sensors may be uniquely suited for use in robotic hands, according to Carnegie Mellon University researchers who have developed a three-fingered soft robotic hand with multiple embedded fiber optic sensors. They also have created a new type of stretchable optical sensor.

29 Sep 2015

Researchers Use Robots to Better Understand Concept Behind Babies’ Smile

Why do babies smile when they interact with their parents? Could their smiles have a purpose? In the Sept. 23 issue of PLOS ONE, a team of computer scientists, roboticists and developmental psychologists confirm what most parents already suspect: when babies smile, they do so with a purpose—to make the person they interact with smile in return.

25 Sep 2015