When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...

A system developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo lets people collaborate with groups of robots to create works of art inspired by music. The new technology features multiple wheeled ...

The crowd went wild, but people reacting online are less enthusiastic. Taiwanese-American singer Wang Leehom surprised the audience when he took the stage with dancing robots at a concert in Chengdu, ...

You’ve heard of hackathons where web developers scheme up new apps in a matter of a few caffeine-soaked hours. But what about a hackathon for music? Philadelphia’s first Music Hack Day is being hosted ...