Elise Preston is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. She reports for all broadcasts and platforms, including the "CBS Evening News," "CBS Mornings," "CBS Saturday Morning" and "CBS Weekend ...

A Connecticut library has acquired two fully-automated, walking, talking robots to provide independent assistance to its patrons. The robots, set to begin their duties at the Westport, Conn., library ...

An Orion Star robot sits waiting for patrons to interact with it, Wednesday at John & Judy Gay Library in McKinney. Last week the Library introduced Orion Star robots to the public to lead patrons ...

Robots can help build cars, they can vacuum your floor, they can even engage in galactic war . . . well, maybe eventually they can do that. But can you check one out at a local library? Not yet, but ...

Elise Preston is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. She reports for all broadcasts and platforms, including the "CBS Evening News," "CBS Mornings," "CBS Saturday Morning" and "CBS Weekend ...

Kate Berry, adult services supervisor with the Eugene Public Library, holds one of the robot cats, which were recently added to the library's Library of Things collection. Rachael McDonald / KLCC ...

It’s 9 a.m. and Pepper is raring to get to work. “Hi there,” it chirps as people approach it during a demo of its program. “Welcome to the library. I am so glad you are here.” “Let’s do something ...

A little robot at a library in Helsinki went from reviled to beloved, all because it got a new pair of plastic eyes. Addressing the complexity of human-robot interaction was the goal of the designers ...

The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University shows what can happen when you marry a library with cutting-edge technology and interesting design–plus an automated librarian. The ...