C reators of the iconic iRonCub3 have introduced a new control method that helps the jet-powered humanoid robot stay stable and follow flight paths in simulation, a step forward for efforts to combine ...

One of the robotics projects that I’ve been most excited about for years now is iRonCub, from Daniele Pucci’s Artificial and ...

This adolescent-looking android is the first flying humanoid robot — but the internet is creeped out by how it looks. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently shared a video that updated ...

One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony’s Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on ...

Yes, you read the headline right–baby robots are being used to treat depressed seniors with Alzheimer’s in Japan. As strange as it might sound, some studies have shown that caring for dolls is ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left ...

Finally, Osaka University's infant robot Affetto is able to hug you like a real baby, with the added benefit of paralyzing you with terror. A year and a half ago ...