When researchers created a robot that replicates the gait of a cartoon character for the first time, it was no big surprise that Disney was involved. Engineers at Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and ...

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Keepon, you’re a cutie. But stay away from me. I’ll tell you why my issue with robots is personal. A friend of mine recently built some simple robots out of household objects and animated them, hoping ...

While Japan’s human diplomats struggle to quell rising tensions with China over the South and East China Sea, their “anime ambassador”—a red bean pancake loving, 22 nd century CGI cartoon cat named ...

It’s not surprising that people fear the idea of military robots that end up carrying and using weapons, but they even distrust the concept of medical robots. Instead of focusing on functions and ...

One of Japan’s most iconic robots has been immortalized in precious metal, and if you’ve got a spare 20 million yen ($160,000), you can buy it in the Tokyo district of Roppongi this July. This ...

Adult Swim and Cartoon Network are bringing a slew of shows to Comic-Con 2015 this summer. “Childrens Hospital,” “Robot Chicken” and “Mike Tyson Mysteries” are among Adult Swim’s convention ...