A KAIST research team has developed a quadrupedal robot control system that allows machines

The researchers speculate that using more elastic materials or dynamic control of the robot’s movements could enhance the user experience. Nevertheless, robots like this could one day serve as therapeutic tools, offering comfort to those who cannot have pets or providing additional support in settings like hospitals and nursing homes.

He walks, he talks, he runs and he plays. He’s “Waldog,” an AI-powered robot that is making the rounds in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico, to raise awareness about animal abuse and welfare. With a metallic, friendly voice, Waldog is about the ...

Hoppers is a deceptively simple story that opens up complex ethical and scientific questions. Jerry (Jon Hamm), the mayor of Beaverton, has marked a forest glade for destruction, so commuters can save four minutes of drive time.

A flesh-colored android has been spotted roaming the city streets with an eerily realistic head resembling that of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, drawing curious and confused crowds in San Francisco.

Of course, ethorobotics is not a substitute for humans carefully observing and studying other animals, but it's clear we can learn a lot from the use of robots in our attempts to learn more about a wide variety of animals. From time to time I've thought about different aspects of robot-animal interactions and what we can learn by using robots to study various aspects of animal behavior, but I ...