When interacting with highly realistic humanoid robots, the simple presence of eyes strongly shapes how humans perceive the machine’s mental abilities. A recent study published in Consciousness and ...

A new study suggests that something as simple as adding eyes to a humanoid robot can dramatically change how people perceive it. Researchers from Tampere University in Finland and the University of ...

A bioinspired robotic eye could inspire the next generation of autonomous vehicles, drones and industrial robots.

Iman Soltani is developing active vision technology that would allow robots to change their line of sight and viewpoint to complete tasks instead of relying on multiple cameras. Here, Soltani (left) ...

The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information ...

A project at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has demonstrated an artificial compound eye that the team believes could revolutionize robot vision. Described in Science ...

This article considers the application of additive manufacturing technology to the development of realistic gelatin eyes for use in the robotics industry. The field of robotics has progressed ...