The world of tomorrow ... today? Robot avatars will provide a new level of freedom and interaction for the disabled, elderly, or bed-ridden that they do not currently enjoy -- some even controlled by ...

In Japan there’s an experimental coffee house called DAWN Avatar Cafe where you are served by an avatar robot and you can even converse with it while having your coffee or light snacks. Behind the ...

An Israeli student has become the first person to meld his mind and movements with a robot surrogate, or avatar. Situated inside an fMRI scanner in Israel, Tirosh Shapira has controlled a humanoid ...

In the world of robot communication, it seems actions speak louder than words. Scientists in the UK have discovered that by getting robot avatars to “talk with their hands,” we understand them as well ...