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 ...

In March 2008, a roboticist in winter wear gave Big Dog a big kick for the camera. The buzzing DARPA-funded robot stumbled, but quickly regained its footing amid the snowy parking lot. “PLEASE DO NOT ...

A team of Purdue students and faculty recommends these microelectronic-focused toys for developing STEM skills ...

Robots are here — and they’re ready to teach your children and grandchildren. Miko is an artificial intelligence-powered robot that was designed specifically to take kids' learning to a new level. The ...

A robotics enthusiast took a creative approach to engineering by constructing a functional robot using discarded materials.

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 ...

You say that, but anthropomorphizing things, especially that can display emotion in a human way is actually a key to helping children with autism learn interacting with people and understanding ...

A huge event, with hundreds of participants, takeout pizza boxes stacked shoulder-high on carts, a jazz-rock band, a d.j., teams from about thirty high schools, robots by the dozen, and robot parts by ...

Those viral Chez Robots are everywhere this summer — including summer camp. Eleven kids aged 7 to 10 attended summer camp last week, keeping cool and giving a voice to their very own “viral robot,” ...

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Much of the country’s been slammed by bitter cold and snow, and winter hasn’t even started. The early blast sent yards ...