The person watches the robot's movements on a computer screen via two cameras, one mounted on the robot and another above it. Right now, the "thought commands" are limited to a few basic instructions.

Artificial intelligence A robot puppet can learn to walk if it’s hooked up to human legs Robots might be able to navigate unfamiliar environments if they copy what we do.

Jules is an impressive animatronic puppet created by American robotics designer David Hanson, first presented at the Wired NextFest last year. He’s the next version in a long line of 13 robots ...

The UK’s Parliament recently decided to question an actual robot about artificial intelligence. This might sound like a good idea on paper, but considering there aren’t any sentient robots, it ...

A glove puppet show jointly performed by robot and human puppeteers is staged in Jinjiang city, East China’s Fujian province, on Sunday. [Photo by Wang Qingchi and Wu Ze /for chinadaily.com.cn] ...

The military has a ton of ground robots scurrying around Afghanistan. Too bad they’re dumb as puppets, unable to make the slightest move without a human pulling the strings. But if the U.S. Navy ...

A puppet with robotic movements may not sound very charming but in a melding of traditional art and cutting edge technology, a shadow leather puppet in Kerala’s famous temple art Tholpavakkoothu ...