At CES 2026, humanoid robotics company Realbotix publicly demonstrated what it described as one of the first fully autonomous ...

As robots enter human workplaces, leaders must account for key interaction dynamics, since trust, safety, pacing and ...

Industry 5.0 marks a shift from purely automation driven manufacturing toward human-centric, resilient, and intelligent production systems. In this ...

New framework syncs robot lip movements with speech, supporting 11+ languages and enhancing humanlike interaction.

Zhou’s Beat-to-Body project aligns with a growing body of research exploring sound as a control signal for humanoid robots. A ...

A caregiving robot that responds to spoken instructions while performing physical tasks may make robots easier to use and understand.

First introduced in August 2025, GR-3 represents a new generation of humanoid robots built for human-centered scenarios. Standing about 165 cm tall with 55 degrees of freedom, the robot combines ...

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

Humanoid robots pose unique safety risks. That's driving a push for new standards before they start sharing our workplaces and homes. Last year, a humanoid warehouse robot named Digit set to work ...

Human–robot interaction (HRI) and gesture-based control systems represent a rapidly evolving research field that seeks to bridge the gap between human intuition and robotic precision. This area ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...