Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humanoid robots are stepping into the spotlight, performing live with human musicians, in an interesting study done by researchers ...

How much: $25/general admission; included for Ideas passholders Tickets: Wheeler Opera House box office; http://www.aspenshowtix.com Shimon plays a mean marimba. This ...

The rich sound of an orchestra has been enhanced by the dramatic tenor of a cello being played by a robot. Musicians of the human variety from Sweden's Malmo Symphony Orchestra were joined by a ...

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 ...

This marimba-playing robot just learned how to bob its head to the beat, looking around and interacting with its fellow musicians just like a real person. If only this video showed it, you know, ...

South Korea has opened the Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul, a robot-themed entertainment venue featuring humanoid boxing matches, ...

WILD RIDE Kris Bowers’ experiences as a husband and father informed The Wild Robot’s score. “Thinking about my wife and the sacrifices she’s made — it’s like Credit: Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via ...

When Karel Čapek wrote his play “Rossum’s Universal Robots” in 1920, the battle against machines replacing human labor had been fought for more than a century, with humans invariably losing. Now, more ...