Abstract The emergence of female robot wives, humanoid robots designed for companionship, intimacy, and domestic partnership, ...

While service robots with male characteristics can be more persuasive when interacting with some women who have a low sense of decision-making power, 'cute' design features -- such as big eyes and ...

This year’s Arthur C. Clarke award for the year’s best science fiction novel was awarded last month to Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot. Over the course of the novel, Annie, a sentient sex robot programmed to ...

Simulated women and the Pygmalion myth -- Mechanical Galateas : female automatons and dolls -- Mannequins, masks, monsters, and dolls : film and art in the 1920s and 1930s -- Simulated women in ...

Have you ever stood next to a robot and wondered how close is too close? Personal space—often called “comfort distance”—is a key aspect of social behavior that shapes how we navigate our interactions ...

The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too. By Yan Zhuang There’s a very real concern that robots could ...