Scientists Give Robots Skin With Pain Sensations And Human-Like Reflexes

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...
New York Post

Human-like robot, developed for fighting, goes berserk and throws tantrum

Welcome to this week’s episode of “man-made horrors beyond human comprehension.” A humanoid robot named DeREK had what you might call a “moment” on the floor of a San Francisco robotics lab this week, ...
unr.edu

Human-Robot-Interaction lab takes steps toward future of socially capable robots

It is not hard to find popular depictions of robots in the future. What comes to my mind is Rosie the robot maid from the animated comic “The Jetsons.” Ever faithful and dependable, she is as much a ...
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Technology that helps robots read human intentions could lead to safer, smarter, more trustworthy machines

Robots are becoming part of our everyday lives, from health care to home assistance. But for humans to truly trust and ...
NPR

A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word 'robot'

Clanker, rust bucket, tinskin — slang words used to put down robots are on the rise. As AI and robots threaten to replace human work and maybe even humans, the recent popularity of anti-robot lingo ...