Their findings, available on the preprint SSRN server, suggest that humans are more likely to believe that a robot has a "mind" if it has eye-like structures on its face than if it does not.

The face of robots plays a big role in this ... but they are extremely expensive." In particular, eye contact, gaze direction and facial expressions are crucial in human communication.

The scientists found that robots have to look human-like to do this. Eye-like structures in particular ensure that people attribute mental states to robots. As robots are also to be used as ...

Mounted directly to the patient’s head using a helmet, the robot is extremely precise, executing movements as small as one micrometre. It uses a haptic interface to scale down the surgeon’s movements ...

Imagine waking up in 2030 to a humanoid robot preparing your breakfast in a perfect way. Will it simplify life or introduce ...

Norwegian robotics startup 1X has shown off its latest humanoid robot ... Gamma's face is a more conventional panel of black plastic, dotted with an unsettling pair of set-back eyes.