Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

It takes more than words to cure a lonely heart. Scientists have discovered that adding music to a robot's repertoire makes it feel more lifelike and emotionally supportive.

When interacting with highly realistic humanoid robots, the simple presence of eyes strongly shapes how humans perceive the machine’s mental abilities. A recent study published in Consciousness and ...