Humans can feel empathy for robots in pain
A team of Japanese researchers has found the first neurophysiological evidence of humans' ability to empathise with robots in perceived pain, highlighting the difference in human empathy toward other humans and robots.
Nov 04, 2015, 16:45 PM IST
Watch: The world's first robot 'actress' starring in Japanese film!
Geminoid F was designed to look like and act like a human with rubber 'skin' and woman's face.
Nov 03, 2015, 14:45 PM IST
Now, a robot that helps keep your house clean!
The domestic robot, called Aquabot 4.0 manufactured by Milagrow Humantech is specifically designed to clean wet floors.
Oct 29, 2015, 21:07 PM IST
First insect-size robot that can fly, swim
The RoboBee is a microrobot, smaller than a paperclip, that flies and hovers like an insect, flapping its tiny, nearly invisible wings 120 times per second.
Oct 26, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
New robot can avoid bumping into people
Researchers have developed a new light-weight robot with 3D sensors that can move around without colliding with the people and objects in its way.
Oct 25, 2015, 14:37 PM IST
New robotic finger can be mistaken for real deal
A robotic finger that can be confused with a real finger has been developed.
Oct 09, 2015, 09:04 AM IST
New 'psychic robot' can guess intentions from your movements
Your initial intentions can be revealed by a "psychic robot"!
Oct 08, 2015, 10:50 AM IST
New 3D printed soft robot hand adapts to objects
Its three fingers have special sensors that can estimate the size and shape of an object accurately enough to identify it from a set of multiple items.
Oct 05, 2015, 21:35 PM IST
Now, robot that follows your eyes to create art
Researchers have built a robot artist that can paint a picture by simply tracking your eye movements.
Oct 04, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
New 'smart' robot to boost cancer research
To accelerate cancer research, scientists have developed a “smart” robot that plans and conducts experiments with many substances and draws its own conclusions from the results.
Robot kills a worker in Manesar auto factory
A young worker in an auto ancillary company was killed by a robot when he was trying to fix a metal sheet that had got dislocated.
Aug 13, 2015, 11:24 AM IST
