Give it up for RoboThespian! The programmable bot takes the stage to crack jokes for humans -- and comes across a bit stiff. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, ...

Visitors to the CeBIT fair flocked to see the "RoboThespian" and its tricks, applauding loudly as the sleek machine gave a perfect performance of the famous Hamlet soliloquy, complete with ...

It sings, acts and even does impersonations. Just don’t ask this robot to vacuum the floor. One of the stars of Cebit 2011 is RoboThespian, an entertainment robot from the U.K. The robot, which drew ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Shakespeare-reciting robot, the world's most merciless alarm clock and "intelligent" cocktail shakers were among the gadgets wowing ...

They may look more like Wall-E than the raging humanoid robots in 'I, Robot', but these thespian actors are certainly causing a stir. RoboThespian is the creation of Cornish engineer Will Jackson who ...

There are two rules of stand-up comedy: You don’t steal other comedians’ jokes, and jokes about dating a MacBook are off-limits. I can’t tell if RoboThespian breaks the first rule, but it sure as ...

It may look a little like the rebellious humanoid from the movie I Robot, but this robot is not likely to rise up against its makers. Instead this robot, known as RoboThespian, is more of an artist ...

Theatres around the country are preparing to welcome a somewhat different cast member to their stages - a humanoid robot. 'Spillikin' features a 'RoboThespian' who talks, displays facial expressions, ...

The third version of the robotic actor is a "life-size humanoid robot, an automated interactive actor. RoboThespian was created to educate, communicate, interact and entertain," according to its maker ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Engineered Arts design and production engineer Marcus Hold works on a nearly completed RoboThespian robot in ...

It sings, acts and even does impersonations. Just don’t ask this robot to vacuum the floor. One of the stars of Cebit 2011 is RoboThespian, an entertainment robot from the U.K. The robot, which drew ...