Chinese scientists have reportedly unveiled plans for the world's first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy to term. Led by Dr. Zhang Qifeng of Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou, the project is ...

Robots are designed with a specific purpose. They are complex machines that perform tasks that make life easier. A computer with arms and legs that can do (almost) everything a human can has been the ...

On Sunday, humanoid robotics startup Noetix Robotics unveiled a new generation of bionic robot featuring a female persona named Xiao Nuo. Xiao Nuo is equipped with multimodal embodied interaction ...

While service robots with male characteristics can be more persuasive when interacting with some women who have a low sense of decision-making power, 'cute' design features -- such as big eyes and ...

Simulated women and the Pygmalion myth -- Mechanical Galateas : female automatons and dolls -- Mannequins, masks, monsters, and dolls : film and art in the 1920s and 1930s -- Simulated women in ...