Most of the best robots, ones that can walk, run, climb steps, and do parkour, do not have faces, and there may be a good reason for that. If any of them did have mugs like the one on this new ...

Sometime around a decade ago the graphical quality of video games reached a point that people referred to as the “uncanny valley.” The term, which had popped up before but really gained traction in ...

Meet the WD-2, a robot that looks just like, well, just like anyone. It has a face made of a rigid yet elastic material called Septom, which, when rods are pushed into the rear surface at any of 17 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bipedal robots (at least some of them) are becoming increasingly ...

This is a robot designed to make facial expressions based on certain words. The word that expression represents? No, not constipation. Nope, it’s not awkwardness either. Creepy? No, not creepy. If you ...