FACTORY robots are usually caged off from humans on the assembly line lest the machines’ powerful steel arms deliver an accidental, bone-crunching right hook. But now, gentler industrial robots, designed to work and play well with others, are coming out from behind their protective fences to...

"Roboter sollen menschliche Handlungen verstehen" Die Robotik-Expertin Julie Shah vom MIT in Boston erforscht, wie Roboter und Menschen gute Teams bilden können..

It's good when co-workers understand each other – especially if one of them is a robot. Read how a mechanical arm learned our reporter's mind..

Spending a day in someone else’s shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans and robots, to enable them to work together as a team. Robots are increasingly being used in the manufacturing industry to...