AOL

McDonald’s experimenting with robot employees that look like humans — and even dress in uniform

Videos posted on social media captured the myriad of lifelike robots at a McDonald's in Shanghai performing routine tasks typically completed by human workers, A McDonald’s in a Chinese city welcome ...

Will Robots Take Your Job? Not Anytime Soon

Robots are improving fast, but most jobs are still safe. Here’s what robots can and can’t do in today’s workplace.

Take a look at these hands: Genesis AI says it taught a robot to cook and play piano close to human-level performance

Genesis AI CEO Zhou Xian said the company has built robot hands with dexterity and performance close to human levels.
Purdue University

Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...
Texas Public Radio

'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own — but experts ...