The idea of robots working in service and retail roles isn't a new one, but it is an emerging reality. Will it work?

Though Atlas was designed to resemble a person in other ways, its hands aren’t exactly one-to-one. Instead, company engineers ...

The retail giant plans to expand its non-human workforce, with the goal of automating 75% of its operations, according to The ...

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A new study from University of California, Merced, and Pennsylvania State University, reported by news site The Debrief, boils down into a single word: trust. We just trust human-shaped robots much ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

Nadine, a socially intelligent, human-looking robot complete with "her own personality, mood and emotions". Has been unveiled by scientists at Nanyang Technogical ...

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...