From sci-fi dreams to real-world designs, human-like robots are becoming more lifelike — but is that a good thing? We explore the psychological effects, ethical concerns, and design risks of building ...

Stanford University and Simon Fraser University researchers have developed a new AI system that enables humanoid robots to mimic human movements in real time. Known as TWIST (Teleoperated Whole-Body ...

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...