The World from PRX

Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks

No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones ...
New Atlas

She walks, shows emotion, holds eye contact and is warm – but she's a robot

At this stage of the robotics race, it's probably fair to assume that a few of us have a bit of humanoid malaise. After all, ...

'Biomimetic AI Robot' Debuts In China (And It's As Creepy As It Sounds)

Moya, DroidUp’s new biomimetic robot looks and feels uncannily human, with warm skin and subtle facial expressions, making it ...
Popular Science

Robot hands are becoming more human

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you want to guess the purpose of any given futuristic humanoid ...

Warm skin, eye contact, and microexpressions: world's first "biomimetic AI robot" revealed

Robotics company DroidUp (also known as Zhuoyide) revealed the robot, named Moya, at Shanghai's Zhangjiang Robotics Valley.

World’s fully biomimetic AI robot ‘Moya’ revealed with warm skin and human-like reactions; neitzens reacts ‘More AI marriages coming soon’

A Chinese robotics startup has revealed the world’s first “biomimetic AI robot”, a humanoid machine that doesn’t just look human, but tries to feel human too, with warm skin, human-like walking, ...
EDN

Newest Japanese androids are the most human-looking yet

While Americans excel at producing deadly robots of militaristic persuasions, the Japanese are arguably the most competent designers of eerily human-like robots. Behold Kodomoroid and Otonaroid, two ...
Technical

We already have robots in our homes. Are we ready for them to look human?

Transformer mannequin at Ripley's Believe It or Not in London, 2020 (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital) Would you welcome a robot into your home? Guess what: You probably already have. That’s if you use ...