"There are robots that are getting close, but they are extremely expensive." In particular, eye contact, gaze direction and facial expressions are crucial in human communication. "A social robot ...

Is it Skynet? Probably not. Is it creepy? Kind of. The futuristic humanoid robots in sci-fi movies that move almost like people are becoming more of a reality as AI advancements speed up their ...

On the top is the eponymous eye. It’s a black and white, relatively low-resolution 360-degree camera pointed at a roughly 45-degree angle that gives the robot a live, panoramic view of its ...