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Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology—a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines. Even advanced artificial intelligence (AI) lacks the capacity to feel. However, ...

Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology-a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines. Even advanced artificial intelligence (AI) lacks the capacity to feel. However, ...

Scientists reveal how artificial intelligence can learn emotion concepts the way humans do, using bodily responses and context.

In a nondescript building on the edge of a research campus, a small team of scientists is training machines to do something ...

The EMO humanoid learns to lip-sync speech and song by observation, producing more natural mouth movements that reduce the ...

Realbotix aims to make its robots as human as possible, and at CES 2026, I had an opportunity to interview them and see how far along they are. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...

Living with robots could lead to plenty of societal improvements, but they also pose risks to how we socialize and co-exist with other human beings.

The Columbia University researchers achieved the feat by allowing their robot, EMO, to study itself in a mirror. It learned ...

I got an exclusive hands-on demo of the latest humanoid robot from LimX Dynamics, Oli, and put it through its paces with an epic dance battle. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...