To match the lip movements with speech, they designed a "learning pipeline" to collect visual data from lip movements. An AI model uses this data for training, then generates reference points for ...

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonized, researchers have discovered. Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Many of the robots at CES are so basic they're not really robots at all, at least in the sense of being autonomous - as soon ...

In the race to build the best humanoid robots, China is quite literally ahead of the pack. As the South China Morning Post reports, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area — or E-Town — is ...

Picture this: It’s 2030, and you wake up to a gentle nudge from your humanoid robot companion. After analyzing your sleep data to optimize your morning energy, your robot has made your coffee and ...

New research provides evidence that humans can physically absorb fear from a robot through the sensation of touch alone. The study indicates that holding a robot simulating rapid, fearful breathing ...