Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing shor ...

I pondered how an AI robot nanny might be advertised. “Are you tired of the endless search for a reliable, trustworthy and engaging childminder? Look no further! The solution to all your childcare ...

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 ...

UChicago study finds social robots could help students feel less stress when reading aloud, pointing to new uses for ...

Stick 'Em, which builds robotics kits for children, is now a 14-strong start-up with distribution in 11 countries. Read more ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nervewracking ...

Astra, a 4-foot-tall silver cyborg, is still in training, and her gig at Astra Vascular so far includes waving at customers, ...

Like a lot of children, my sons, Toby, 7, and Anton, 4, are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at bedtime, happy, helpful robots pop up more often than even dragons or dinosaurs ...

Researchers found that working with a humanoid robot can change how our brains map the body, making its hand feel like part ...