UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

New research from the University of Chicago suggests that computers make better tutors when they don’t pretend to be human.

China’s humanoid robotics industry is entering a new phase, not just focused on mobility ...

First lady Melania Trump argued that humanoids can help children develop critical thinking skills — and robots never get ...

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When: Monday, Aug. 26; doors open at 5:30 p.m.; program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Depictions of robots and artificial intelligence range from the cute and cuddly to planet-destroying and everything in ...

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New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.