If consumers prefer human cooks, and cooks worry about losing their human jobs, making a too-human robot may backfire. Instead, Mr. Ahler believes that automation “needs to act like a toaster.” ...

Humanoid Love Robots (e.g., RealDoll’s Harmony, Gatebox’s Azuma Hikari) – These AI-powered robots are programmed to express emotions, engage in conversation, and respond to physical touch ...

The “I’m not a robot” test is designed to distinguish human users from bots so they can mitigate automated traffic. Others felt the incident highlighted the risks of websites using the “I ...

Herold is the author of the new book Robots and the People Who Love Them: Holding on to Our Humanity in an Age of Social Robots. Throughout the book, she explores this human desire to connect and ...

My chatbot companion- a study of human-chatbot relationships. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 149, 102601. ... Journal of Applied Psychology ...

According to a press release from China’s Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, more than 12,000 human runners will square off against dozens of bipedal, humanoid robots from more ...