Robots that look like humans have long been a science fiction staple. As a storytelling device, it’s easy to grasp their appeal. Whether it’s the replicants from Ridley Scott’s cyberpunk thriller ...

Intempus wants to retrofit robots to be able to convey human expression to make them easier to understand and to deliver ...

Advanced robots don't necessarily need to look like C3PO from Star Wars or George Jetson's maid Rosie, despite all the hype ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. We’ve all seen the movies: robots that look and behave like humans are among us, and ...

Once the stuff of science fiction, robots that move and look like humans are becoming a reality. Makers of these so-called humanoid robots tout a range of possible uses, including filling jobs in ...

When you think of humanoid robots, you might think of an army of T-800s from "Terminator" or C-3PO from "Star Wars." You probably don't think of shapewear. But women's clothing brand Spanx is ...

Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave ...

IF THE CANON of science-fiction cinema is in broad agreement on one thing, it is that a robot is supposed to look like a human being. It is not only casting directors and special-effects ...

We’d open with a joke but to quote the great Egon Spengler, we’re terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought. What you’re looking at isn’t the shape of a BMW humanoid robot, it’s ...

But here is the question: Should robots look like human beings at all? Or are we venturing into unnecessary territory, chasing familiarity at the expense of practicality? Here in Zimbabwe ...