Kids connect with robot reading partners
Kids learn better with a friend. They're more enthusiastic and understand more if they dig into a subject with a companion. But what if that companion is artificial?
Aug 22, 2018
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Robots will never replace teachers but can boost children's education
Robots can play an important role in the education of young people but will never fully replace teachers, a new study suggests.
Aug 15, 2018
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A new triboelectric auditory sensor for social robotics and hearing aids
Researchers from Chongqing University, in China, have recently developed a self-powered triboelectric auditory sensor (TAS) that could be used to build electronic auditory systems for external hearing aids in intelligent ...
Aug 09, 2018 feature
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Robots are getting more social. Are humans ready?
Personal home robots that can socialize with people are starting to roll out of the laboratory and into our living rooms and kitchens. But are humans ready to invite them into their lives?
Aug 08, 2018
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Robot prototype will let you feel how it's 'feeling'
In 1872, Charles Darwin published his third major work on evolutionary theory, "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals," which explores the biological aspects of emotional life.
Jul 16, 2018
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First robotic system plays Tic Tac Toe to improve task performance
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel have demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a robotic system that plays Tic Tac Toe with rehabilitation patients to improve real-life ...
May 04, 2018
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Could robots be counselors? Early research shows positive user experience
New research has shown for the first time that a social robot can deliver a 'helpful' and 'enjoyable' motivational interview (MI) - a counselling technique designed to support behaviour change.
May 03, 2018
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Social isolation tackled by Fribo robot connecting real-life friends
Increasing "social connectedness" is considered by some Internet observers as a problem but why? Isn't everyone and their third cousins already connected? Who can ignore we have gone through multiple iterations of the digital ...
Apr 08, 2018 weblog
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New 'emotional' robots aim to read human feelings
The robot called Forpheus does more than play a mean game of table tennis. It can read body language to gauge its opponent's ability, and offer advice and encouragement.
Jan 11, 2018
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Handshake team is focused on human-robot interactions
(Tech Xplore)—Applause goes out to all those scientists, developers and engineers who put together robots who can grip tools, lift packages, sling pingpong balls, deliver pizzas and cut into fabric. If we are winning the ...
Sep 22, 2017 weblog
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Social robot 'Jackrabbot' seeks to understand pedestrian behavior (w/ video)
In order for robots to circulate on sidewalks and mingle with humans in other crowded places, they'll have to understand the unwritten rules of pedestrian behavior. Stanford researchers have created a short, non-humanoid ...
Jun 02, 2016
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