Humans have emotions such as happiness, sadness, fear, and anger; and maybe other animals have them too. Robots are getting increasingly smarter, for example, the driverless cars that are now ...

If emotion functions as an operating system of silicon-based life, its implications extend far beyond robots. It defines not a feature category, but a new computing paradigm: any device that senses, ...

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When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy.

Eyes are said to be the mirror of the soul. Eyes and gaze direction guide attention, evoke emotions and activate the brain's ...

When a robot smiles, tilts its head, or says “I’m happy to help,” it can feel surprisingly real. But is it actually feeling anything?The short answer is no. Rob ...

On the floor of the Ex-Robots factory in China’s northeastern coastal city of Dalian, engineers develop humanoid robots with a focus on enhancing facial expressions and emotions. Neck-length silicone ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Neil Sahota is a globally sought after speaker and business advisor. Imagine an AI system waking up to the first sparks of emotion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in the UK have designed a new groundbreaking type of social robot that mimics therapy horses and helps people regulate ...

DreamWorks Animation marks Lupita Nyong’o’s first voice role in an animated feature. Based on the novel by Peter Brown, “The Wild Robot” follows a hyper-intelligent android named Roz (Nyong’o) who ...

Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old girl with autism started playing with a robot that teaches about ...

To tweak a line from “Terminator 2:” “Come with me if you want to love.” Researchers have bridged the gap between science fiction and reality by inventing a life-sized AI robot “to tackle the ...