Winfield describes his robots as having a little bit of “common sense.” For the moment, robots can only use simulation theory of mind in relatively simple situations.

How to Build an Empathetic Robot Before we can share our lives with machines, we must teach them to understand and mimic human emotion ...

Published in Nature on Wednesday, the team designed a robot that was capable of rapidly performing chemistry experiments up to 1,000 times faster than its human counterparts.

Scientists have designed a new robot chemist to help make discoveries in the lab, but they say it won't be replacing humans anytime soon.

In this excerpt from Science Friday, Mark Riedl discusses how his research group uses a program called Quixote to teach robots morality and etiquette. As humans get closer and closer to developing ...

In an experiment to test possibilities for cheaper, more easily produced robots, the team at Cornell placed 36 kernels inside of a flexible, three-pronged silicone beam, laced with toaster wire.

Humans may possess three levels of consciousness, and this concept could help scientists develop robots that are truly conscious, a new study suggests.

You might think a robot would be more likely to win people over if it were good at its job. But according to a recent study, people find imperfect robots more likable.

Looking to help develop a child's STEM skills? A great start to inspire creativity is to find and build the top robot kits.

An educator shares lesson plans for creating exciting, multidisciplinary STEM learning and computer science for 1st- and 2nd-grade students.

For this project I show how to make make a pendulum wave, an interesting science/physics experiment where a series of pendulums is measured so that each one moves slightly faster than the one ...