Well, well robots have fat fingers. Of course there were no direct human fingers involved, but in effect the flash crash was caused by a trading error, or as we used to call it a ‘fat finger ...

The inventor of Autom has created something that's between a computer game and a pet that helps makes you slim. The robot is programmed to look dieters in the eye and tell them what they need to hear.

You'll recall that there was a bit of a buzz a few years ago about a fat-fighting robot named Autom designed to sit on your counter and convince you not ...

Purpose - Previous research has explored the effect of anthropomorphic service robot appearance (e.g., facial features, humanoid musculoskeletal morphology, etc.) on willingness to use. However, ...