Why do robots that look almost human make us uneasy? The Uncanny Valley explains this effect, with insights from eye-tracking ...

The Human Interaction and RObotics [HIRO] Group is led by Alessandro Roncone at CU Boulder. We work on robot technologies that enable close, natural, and extended cooperation with humans.

Regardless of the industry or specific technology, rarely is any automation system optimized at startup.

Figure released a video showing its new Helix VLA model running on a pair of Figure 02 humanoids cooperating on a household ...

Meta on Friday announced PARTNR, a new program designed to study human-robot interaction (HRI). The research is specifically ...

As a consequence, any technology interacting with humans is intrinsically complex. It requires us to use a more multidisciplinary approach to solve the problems from a holistic point of view, ...

Welfare robots are specifically designed to operate in human environments, providing assistance through physical support and ...

Human-like robots don't need humanoid bodies. They just need to be expressive. (Well, they don't need to be, but they will be ...

As organizations explore the use of robotics in office environments, it is essential to build trust and support among ...

Robot consequential sounds have been shown to correlate with significantly more negative human perceptions of robots, including increased negative associated affects (such as anxiety), feeling more ...