Now he’s a mask-ot. Metro-North has deployed its robot mascot — yes, the Metro-North railway has a mascot — to distribute face masks on platforms and trains. Metro-Man — a human in a costume, not an ...

Most robots that have human faces still have the appeal of a dead-eyed zombie or doll creepily brought to life with twitching facial features and jerky mouth movements. A new robot may prove more ...