If you saw a robot getting beat up or abused by a human, would you try to stop it from happening, ignore it, or join in on ...

Elon Musk's Tesla unveiled several humanoid robots called Optimus at an Oct. 10 event which performed several human-like ...

Humans feel empathy for robots showing distress, revealing emotional bonds that blur human-machine boundaries.

A researcher is set to unveil research that finds humans can feel pity for robots if they exhibit distress signals, like sad ...

This penchant for machine violence could move from funny to potentially concerning as a new wave of humanoid robots is being built to work alongside people in manufacturing facilities. But a ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a striking claim on Tuesday that humanoid robots will surpass the human population by 2040, suggesting a future with over 10 billion such robots.

Physical Intelligence, a well-funded startup chasing breakthroughs in robotic intelligence, has developed a robot capable of ...

A pitiful sound from tinny speakers, sad virtual eyes, trembling robot arms: it doesn’t take much to feel sorry for a robot. This is the conclusion of a study by Marieke Wieringa, who will be ...

In 2015, a jovial three-foot-tall robot with pool noodles for arms set out on what seemed like a simple mission. Using the kindness of strangers, this machine, called “hitchBOT” would spend months ...