The human gaze speaks to children, who remain insensitive to the gaze of humanoid robots

Very young children (even as young as 3 years old) can read intention and preferences in the eyes of a person, but they do ...

Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly

Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature. But engineers at Duke University ...
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Omnidirectional, Sea-Urchin-Like Robot Defies Traditional Designs

Duke engineers introduce Argus, a robot with no front, no back and 20 eyes, as proof-of-concept for a new design principle called dynamic symmetry. Symmetry is everywhere in nature, from the bilateral ...

3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild

A $2,500 pair of humanoid robot legs built from 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components is not going to win marathons ...