Researchers are using AI and technological advancements to create companion robots This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your ...

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Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace – but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot looks like. Researchers from the University of ...

QTrobot, a two-foot-tall humanoid robot, could be useful in teaching children with autism valuable social skills, according to a new study.

Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace – but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot looks like.

Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace -- but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot looks like. Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing ...