Watching hours of YouTube videos isn’t usually considered the most prestigious form of education, but it might be a surprisingly effective tool for robots learning to communicate like humans.

A robot called Emo that senses when a human is about to smile and simultaneously responds with one of its own could represent a big step towards developing robots with enhanced communication skills ...

A humanoid robot named EMO learned to mimic human speech and expressions by practicing in front of a mirror, astonishing researchers with its near-perfect lip-sync capabilities. This advancement, ...

A humanoid robot can predict whether someone will smile a second before they do, and match the smile on its own face. The creators hope the technology could make interactions with robots more lifelike ...

A silicon-skinned robot face developed at Columbia University combines AI, cameras for eyes and 26 actuators to mimic human facial expressions.

Robots can already dance, play football, and even help out with jobs around the house. But now, engineers in the US have invented one that lip sync. The robot is called EMO, and it can learn and ...