Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters, but on Wednesday, she shared the spotlight with a robot.
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To teach social-emotional skills, does a robot need to pretend to be human?

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...
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Watch: Humanoid robot displays natural gait, sense of direction to meet friends

PND Robotics released a new video on YouTube recently, showcasing its humanoid walking robot – Adam – walking down the hallway. The humanoid walks with a natural, human-like gait using reinforcement ...
Purdue University

Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...
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Emo robot, the rise of emotional AI companions

Discover what makes the Emo tiny robot so appealing, how it works, where it fits in the world of AI companions, and which ...
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Are Food Delivery Robots With Human Traits Truly Our Friends?

The advent of food delivery robots with human-like traits has introduced a new dimension to how we experience convenience and technology. These innovative machines glide through sidewalks, crossing ...