Remember those super basic calculators people used to carry around before our ultra-smart phones and computers rendered them obsolete? Those simple, plastic ones you maybe used to do your homework ...

Are we human, or are we… robots? “Maybe Happy Ending,” a Korean musical now making its Broadway debut, asks this exact question — or in some ways, asks the inverse. It examines what it means to be ...

When it comes to heavy metal, one group has claimed the title of "world's heaviest metal band." The humans tinkering with the robots say the goal... Musical Robots Take The Stage For Harmony, Not ...

In a fascinating blend of technology and artistry, researchers present a study in PeerJ Computer Science, showcasing how humanoid robots can collaborate seamlessly with human musicians during live ...

This is the year of the robot, starting with the movie Ex Machina and filtering down to the performing arts, which have seen a spate of humans dancing with robots in touching pas de deux. I ...

Swedish composer Fredrik Gran programs robotic arms to play bowed instruments like the cello and double bass. He also plays duets with the robots, blurring the lines between the musician and the music ...

Artist Troy Rogers, known as Robot Rickshaw, tries on his new 3D-printed mask in his Institute of Psyborgology off Railroad Street in Duluth on Monday. DULUTH — It was an impulsive decision, almost, ...

A line in “Maybe Happy Ending” describes the lives of fireflies, the once-ubiquitous insects that magically produce their own light. “They only live for two months. But what a beautiful two months.” ...

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 ...

Musical Robot, a two-person band, and pop-up artist Carter put a cybernetic twist on a sing-along standby, and the results are a blast (a laser beam blast, to be precise). A smiling cast of robots ...

It’s sci-fi meets rom-com: “Her,” “The Last Five Years,” “50 First Dates,” and “Hadestown” combined, with some hints of “Black Mirror.” Plus, there’s a classic road trip and some great “robots ...