Market
What the World Robotics 2025 numbers reveal about care and service
The IFR recorded 199,000 professional service robots sold in 2024, up 9%. The most revealing data point, however, is what has not happened yet.
Blog
Research, analysis and perspective
Ethics
Emotional dependence in companion robotics: what the research says
Companion robots can reduce loneliness in specific contexts. But the same design that creates a bond can create an impoverished substitute for human relationships.
Technology
LLMs in social robotics: real opportunities and underestimated risks
Language models dramatically improve dialogue and planning in social robots. But trust, bias and appropriate social behavior remain central challenges.
Research
Turn-taking and robots: how managing turns defines interaction quality
Knowing when to speak, when to wait and when to yield the floor is one of the most undervalued social skills in robotics — and one of the strongest determinants of perceived quality.