Ryerson researchers found children with ASD can easily interact with NAO robots and a small number react to the robots’ malfunctions.
This motorized art critic can teach us something about ourselves
Professors from McMaster and Ryerson collaborated on Kulturbot, a motorized art critic that rolls around art galleries sputtering out its printed review on artistic creations and blank walls alike
When worlds collide: our special robots issue
Some of these robots are silly, some are serious. But all of them matter
Ryerson’s RamsBot shoots hoops, promotes engineering
RamsBot is a robot designed to play basketball and shoot three-pointers, but it’s accomplished more than providing post-game entertainment
Building bots for unstable archeological digging
An ongoing robotic project at Ryerson could help researchers access unstable archeological dig sites
The robots are coming… for your job
A report published in June said 42 per cent of the Canadian workforce is at high risk of being impacted by automation over the next two decades, meaning robots may alter many current jobs
Helping people manage anxiety with robots
BB-8 might not be able to write your essays, but a robot like it could help you manage stress