From robotization to autonomous robots, how did we get here? Is it a societal need, or an opportunism associated with increasingly sophisticated innovations? What are the effects on society, our lives ...

Who would you get to observe differences in how men, women and children interact? A robot in a fur-lined hat, of course. Experiments using a robotic head, called Furhat, aimed to uncover inequalities ...

The female robot seemed to not be subject to strict restrictions on Saudi women. — -- A robot woman in Saudi Arabia was granted citizenship this week, sparking a backlash that said the robot ...

Saudi Arabia’s newest citizen has sparkling eyes, raspberry lips, and no hair. She has appeared on the cover of a fashion magazine. She once beat Jimmy Fallon at a game of rock-paper-scissors. Saudi ...

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As if air travel isn’t stressful enough as it is, passengers arriving via Terminal B at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport should now prepare themselves to be ogled by a robot. As part of a new ...

BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women in Saudi Arabia have scorned the government's decision to grant citizenship to a female robot who, unlike them, does not need a male guardian or have to ...

Dorr heads up a research team at San Francisco-based RethinkX, a think-tank that analyzes disruptive technology. The team examined how technology has influenced society through human history, The ...