We found that when people interacted with an expressive robot that violated interaction norms, their oxytocin levels ...

Action from the 11 vs 11 humanoid match at RoboCup 2026. Photo credit: RoboCup Federation. RoboCup 2026 saw history made, as two teams of 11 humanoids took to the soccer field, the first time a full ...

Florent Delgrange won the Best Blue Sky Paper Award at AAMAS 2026 for his work Foundation World Models for Agents that Learn, ...

While previous approaches have used sound waves to levitate passive objects mid-air, the EPFL team designed devices that ...

This new monthly series from IEEE RAS showcases a selection of robotics stories from society, business, research, and culture, as we track the field’s ongoing journey from specialized industrial ...

Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.

The combination of its geographic location, geologically active landmass, and topography renders Japan prone to frequent ...

Nanorobots sound like science fiction: tiny machines for medicine, the environment, or industry. In fact, nanorobotics has become a rapidly growing field of research. It is considered a promising ...

Auke Ijspeert is a Full Professor at EPFL, head of the Biorobotics Laboratory (BioRob), and an IEEE Fellow. Holding a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, his research bridges computational neuroscience, ...

Improving energy performance can effectively extend the time a robot can operate and reduce battery load, enabling lighter, ...

A routine check-up at the dentist ends with bad news: tooth decay has left a large cavity, and the tooth needs a crown. The treatment requires several follow-up appointments. During the first ...

Deborah Lupton / Pop Chips / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0. Henrik I Christensen, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at University of California San Diego, has recently released a global robotics ...