Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent ...

Pragmata features a grizzled soldier and a robot child but doesn’t have the emotional bond of The Last of Us or The Walking ...

Robotic reading companions may soon help children overcome one of the most anxious stages in education. University of Chicago PhD student Lauren Wright and her research team investigated how ...

What if improving children’s reading skills didn’t start with another worksheet, but with a rescue mission? Across ...

The Moxie robot toy is going out of business, and children are having to say goodbye to their friends.Embodied Moxie, an AI-powered toy robot aimed at preschoolers and other children, is shutting down ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they polite to them, and willing to attribute human-like qualities to them?

When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the classroom and friends can also take a toll. For young people ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...

He’s a Carolina blue color with big floppy rabbit ears, and when the furry creature is happy, those ears go straight up. When he’s mad, his green eyes turn a devilish red. Equipped with a movable ...

A child watching a robot provide accurate or inaccurate information. Credit: SUTD In this digital age, children are exposed to overwhelming amounts of information online, some of it unverified and ...

Two robotics teams from D’Iberville Middle School earned their way to the American Robotics Open Championship in June ...