“Empathy is the new black,” someone said to me recently, referring to the trend in recent years to blame many of humanity’s most pressing problems on the depletion of empathy in today’s tech-mediated ...

ESPOO, Finland — Is robot art more creative when you see the metallic hand behind it? According to Finnish researchers, the answer is yes. A new study reveals that humans give robot-created art higher ...

So, you need a robot that climbs stairs. What shape should that robot be? Should it have two legs, like a person? Or six, like an ant? Choosing the right shape will be vital for your robot's ability ...

SketRobo is a small robot that can draw pictures ranging from pre-programmed ones to custom portraits. The robot at IFA held an ink pen and quickly drew one of 200 pre-loaded pictures on a ...

A university computer scientist is using robots and other technology to draw middle and high school students to STEM.