Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prof. Hoorn’s study highlights music as a key enhancer of empathetic communication in human-robot interaction. (CREDIT: PolyU) ...

Loneliness has a critical impact on the mental health of citizens, particularly among the elderly. Robots capable of perceiving and responding to human emotions can serve as heart-warming companions ...

(LEMUR) presents its first concert series consisting entirely of works commissioned for LEMUR's musical robots. Titled "Robosonic Eclectic: Live Music by Robots and Humans," the program will be ...

A system developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo lets people collaborate with groups of robots to create works of art inspired by music. The new technology features multiple wheeled ...

When you think of robot music, your mind probably drifts to something like dubstep, but this robot band rocks out in a far more traditional sense. This is Compressorhead at practice, jamming out to ...

Loneliness has a critical impact on the mental health of citizens, particularly among the elderly. Robots capable of perceiving and responding to human emotions can serve as heart-warming companions ...

When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...