Tag: Human robot interaction

An Expressive Humanoid That Errs Breeds Distrust, Study Finds

A Science Robotics study: when an expressive Pepper fumbles a conversation, oxytocin rises and trust falls. A motionless robot produces no such effect.

Ishiguro's Humanoid Staffs an Osaka Metro Station Until Sept 15

KDDI, Avita and Osaka Metro are trialling a humanoid station attendant. Ishiguro’s robot speaks Japanese, English and Chinese, with Gemini driving the dialogue. The trial runs 31 August to 15 September.

Treble: robots that can't talk naturally won't get adopted

A Treble Technologies co-founder argues robotics has neglected hearing and speech in favor of vision and movement. In his view, communication — not another vision sensor — will decide which robots people actually accept.

Éloi: Animotion Robotics' Bionic Robot Built for Long-Term Bonds

Animotion Robotics unveiled Éloi — a bionic companion robot with 42 degrees of freedom built to form relationships rather than do tasks. It is available only digitally for now.

Shifters Debuts TRUST Ground Autonomy Ecosystem at Eurosatory 2026

At Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, Shifters unveiled a three-product ground autonomy ecosystem — the TRUST robot, ARENA orchestration layer, and RITA operator interface — designed to let a single human supervise coordinated autonomous robot teams in hazardous environments.

Ace — autonomiczny robot, który pokonuje zawodników tenisa stołowego na żywo

Robotyka zyska zmysł dotyku. Nowy paradygmat multimodalny w AI

Roboty stracą na wadze? Mięśnie HARP kluczem do nowej generacji maszyn

Titan o1: Westlake Robotics wprowadza humanoida z systemem natychmiastowej imitacji ruchu

AI z empatią? NEC prezentuje system przewidujący stres człowieka