It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials' plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies is real. During a January White House ...

VALLEJO, Calif. — She's given birth in Afghanistan, California and dozens of points in between. Her name is Noelle, and she's a lifelike, pregnant robot used in increasing numbers of medical schools ...

Humanoid robots are more vulnerable to ethical issues due to their resemblance to humans. A representative example is military-use humanoid robots. General robots struggle to climb stairs, pick up ...