Tech companies are making their robots cute to try to win over humans

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more ...
Niner Times

How ‘cute’ delivery robots soften campus skepticism toward AI

Delivery robots at UNC Charlotte have softened student skepticism toward AI, with convenience and anthropomorphic design ...
The World from PRX

Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks

No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We're talking about the cute, helpful ones ...

People — and robots — in China are getting ready for grand Lunar New Year celebration

BEIJING — It’s not just people — in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was ...
Futurism

This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in the World Humanoid Robot Games’ half marathon race in Beijing in an unintentionally hilarious debauchery of broken limbs, face plants — ...
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Cute robot elephant could be the future of robotics

A cute robot elephant could be the future of robotics. The scaled-down jumbo has been built to demonstrate a cutting-edge bioinspired 3D printing technology. Researchers at EPFL university in ...