Robots no longer exist only in popular culture or science fiction. While we might be familiar with the likes of WALL-E, Baymax, the Terminator and Ultron from the big screen, versions of them are ...
Life-size dolls. Amusement park automatons. Realistic robots. Why do some of these humanlike forms elicit positive responses, while others seem disturbing and downright creepy? Are humans hard-wired ...
A thrilling finish in the 100 meters at the World Humanoid Robot Games, but is it real sport? Lintao Zhang/Getty Images It was, as always, the Games’ marquee event. The 100-meter sprint in Beijing’s ...