Plans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role ...

URBANA, Ill. — For more than three years, a team of graduate students led by Illinois CS professor Kris Hauser has progressed through the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE. Starting among nearly 80 teams from ...

Technology can empower individuals with disabilities to thrive in the workplace across industries, including hospitality, in ...

Tokyo is no stranger to themed cafes, and from the outside, Avatar Robot Café DAWN could easily be mistaken for another kitschy, 'only-in-Japan' experience. But once you step inside and sit down for a ...

Humans are interacting more than ever with artificial intelligence (AI) – from the development of the first “social robots” (a robot with a physical body programmed to interact and engage with humans) ...