Learning to read is difficult, and reading aloud is anxiety inducing for plenty of kids. From not being able to pronounce a word, to being mocked by their peers for stumbling while speaking, reading ...

The complications of creating artificially intelligent robots for service, companionship, or sex have been the plot of movies ...

Which LEGO robot kit is best? LEGO has been making childhood toys for more than 50 years and now even offer kits that allow your child to build a robot. These sets encourage young kids to explore and ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Being hospitalized is always tough on children, but it's even harder because of the coronavirus. Young patients feel isolated because so few visitors are allowed. But what if you ...

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?

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, ...

New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...

A couple of local teams of fourth- and fifth-graders are among the 48 that have traveled to Mason, Mich. this weekend for the ...

After Art Cartwright took his robot, Zion, outside for the very first time to stretch its legs, it explored the street at a leisurely pace. Then it started to run. A woman driving past recorded the ...