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UBIC, Rappa and Vstone Partner to Develop Kibiro Personal Robot

UBIC, Inc. ("UBIC" or "the Company"), a leading provider of Asian-language eDiscovery solutions and services; Rappa, Inc. ("Rappa"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC engaged in digital marketing; and Vstone Co., Ltd., a company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and sales of omnidirect sensors, robots, and other electronic machines, announced today that they are co-developing a personal robot called Kibiro.

18 Nov 2015

KAIST to Showcase Humanoid Robot at 2016 World Economic Forum

Representatives from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) will attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to run an IdeasLab and showcase its humanoid robot.

18 Nov 2015

NASA Awards Humanoid Robot Prototypes to Two Universities for Advanced Research

Humanoid robots will be helpful to astronauts on our journey to Mars, so NASA has awarded prototypes to two universities for advanced research and development work.

18 Nov 2015

New Alpha 2 Humanoid Robot from UBTECH Robotics

Groundbreaking humanoid robotics startup UBTECH Robotics today announced the launch of its new Alpha 2 humanoid robot, the first ever designed for practical household service and companionship.

12 Nov 2015

Humans Empathize with Humanoid Robots in the Same Way as with Other Humans

Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for us to emphasize with humanoid robots? Since robots are becoming increasingly popular and common in our daily lives, it is necessary to understand our interaction with robots in social situations.

4 Nov 2015

Geminoids Robots Cause High Anxiety, Even Fear in People

Approximately 50 percent of the people involved in the study said they could not confirm which one was the robot.

4 Nov 2015

Fourth Industrial Revolution: Robots Removing People from Roles as Servants

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is already upon us and Justine Cassell, associate vice provost for technology strategy and impact and a professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, joined other thought leaders to explore its implications Monday at the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda 2015.

30 Oct 2015