A fully autonomous robot that can quickly and reliably test materials, boosting both speed and accuracy in self-driving labs.

In work led by Johns Hopkins researchers, the robot performed unflappably across trials and with the expertise of a skilled ...

Before there was R2, however, there was Robonaut 1A, R2’s older sibling. Unlike R2, Robonaut 1A has no legs, but with its ...

But ElliQ is not the first A.I.-powered companion. It physically resembles a device called Jibo, which was billed as the “first social robot for the home” when it emerged in 2014.

Three years after an astronomically successful crowdfunding campaign raised over $3.6 million, Jibo the robot is finally ready. The social bot is available to buy on its site for $900; Those who ...

A Robot that Can Explain Emotions One noteworthy personal robot is Jibo, created by MIT Professor and Dean for Digital Learning and the founder of MIT's Media Lab Personal Robots Group (PRG ...

Is a robot able to mimic those things we learn from humans?” she said. Dr. Kovach is also the president of the Council for Exceptional Children, an organization of special-education professionals.

Jibo may have breathed its last robotic breaths back in 2019, but researchers at MIT believe the social robot may have been onto something. Sure, the world wasn’t ready for a pricey social robot ...

The next generation of home robots will be more capable — and perhaps more social Illustration by Andrew Nye for The Washington Post ...

Earlier this year, for example, the company behind the Jibo “social” robot for the home that had not all that long ago graced the cover of Time magazine as one of the best inventions of 2017 ...

Companies like Jibo, Sony Aibo, Anki Vector and Zoetic Kiki have launched social robots that are both pets and personal assistants. Some are even created to build an emotional connection.