During the PLOS ONE study, researchers observed surprising fear reactions in the 38 species that were tested by the fake ...

Researchers have shown how animals like bees and fish make collective decisions - and how those same biological rules can help robots think and move together. Study: Collective intelligence in animals ...

He walks, he talks, he runs and he plays. He’s “Waldog,” an AI-powered robot that is making the rounds in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico, to raise awareness about animal abuse and welfare.

The robotic rattlesnake and experimental set-up. (A) Diagram of the 3D-printed robot rattlesnake. (B-D) Behavioral responses of a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) during each of the three trial types.

A four-legged robot now walks like a living, breathing creature—no rehearsals, no manual tweaks. Researchers at the University of Leeds designed it to move, react, and adapt entirely on its own.

Of course, ethorobotics is not a substitute for humans carefully observing and studying other animals, but it's clear we can learn a lot from the use of robots in our attempts to learn more about a ...

Science technology meets fluffy animals in Pixar’s latest animated comedy adventure “Hoppers.” “Hoppers” are a group of ...