Because children excel at anthropomorphizing the robots, kids who can’t physically be in school get the full educational experience–the good and the bad. For a kid, taking endless months off school ...

Sooner or later, our children will be raised by robots, so it’s natural that Disney, purveyor of both robots and child-related goods, would want to get ahead of that trend. A trio of studies from its ...

Inspired by Lego, Tinybop’s Robot Factory encourages kids to design robots beyond their wildest imaginations. Kids shouldn’t be buying into a brand narrative. They should be creating the narratives ...

DFRobot, a company that has been building robots for the education market since 2008, this week introduced its first attempt at making a robot accessible to all children, with the debut of Vortex – an ...

As much as I love the idea of STEM toys–gadgets that try to teach science, technology, engineering and math to kids—many tend to fall into one of two unfortunate extremes. Either they’re too ...

STEVENAGE, England — Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old autistic girl began playing with a robot that ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Last month, a few ...

The Moxie AI robot cost $800 and was marketed to parents to help teach children social skills. The company sent customers an email in late November announcing it would be shutting down. Parents of ...

The following is an excerpt from The New Breed: What Our History With Animals Reveals About Our Future With Robots by Kate Darling. The Huggable is a soft, fully animated blue teddy bear with a green ...

The study's findings hint at a future where robots aren't just teaching tools but could act as emotional buffers for children. Learning to read is difficult, and reading aloud is anxiety inducing for ...