Humans can "catch" fear from robots, new research has shown. The findings—by a team of psychologists from the University of ...

Robots have never felt as close to becoming a part of everyday life as they do today. Their widespread use now seems likely in the near future. But as technology advances, important social questions ...

Commentary: The idea of a human-controlled robot in your home might sound weird at first, but perhaps it's not all that different from what we're already used to.

As Japan faces a caregiver shortage, a new survey shows that trust, not age, shapes willingness to adopt home-care robots and share health data.

Home-care robots hold significant potential in empowering older adults. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, assess factors influencing the willingness to use home-care robots among caregivers ...

Are we ready to live with caregiving robots? With Japan facing a projected shortage of 570,000 care workers by 2040, ...

TL;DR: The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas featured Aria, a human-sized AI robot by Realbotix, designed for companionship and intimacy. Initially linked to sex dolls, Aria is now rebranded as ...

Research in Japan shows that openness and trust are key to accepting home-care robots, impacting willingness to share ...

Moravec's Paradox is a robotics theory from the '80s that explains why humanoid robots still can't do your laundry.