A robot dog that talks back may sound like a novelty. In this case, it is meant to solve a practical problem: guide dogs can lead, but they cannot explain. That gap is what researchers at Binghamton ...

Many decades ago, IBM engineers developed the typeball. This semi-spherical hunk of metal would become the heart of the Selectric typewriter line. [James Brown] has now leveraged that very concept to ...

Guide dogs are incredible, but they can’t tell you “there’s a long corridor ahead with a door at the end.” Now researchers at SUNY Binghamton have cracked that code. Their robotic guide dog doesn’t ...

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EU researchers are testing a robot that can have basic conversations in busy surroundings, with the idea of assisting people arriving at hospitals. A hospital in central Paris has had an unexpected ...

Walking, talking humanoid robots that were once firmly the domain of science fiction are on their way. In fact, a Morgan Stanley report recently predicted that 13 million human robots will be among us ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friday marks the first day of the San Mateo County Fair, which opens with eating contests, carnival rides and concerts. Gym Class ...

Ameca, a humanoid robot, made an appearance at the San Mateo County Fair on Saturday. Ameca's abilities include facial expressions and real-time conversations in more than 50 languages including ...