For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nervewracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, but ...

STORY: ''Hello I am NAO. Today I'm going to be your exercise companion.'' It's small in stature, but this robot could make a big difference for those on the road to recovery. Researchers have found ...

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 ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...

The Reading Police Bomb Squad robot was the main attraction Tuesday at Camp Cadet. Cadets Stewart Leighland, 14, of Womelsdorf, left, and Benicio Torres, 13, of Mohrsville race while wearing bomb ...

Robots are getting smarter—and faster—at knowing what humans are feeling and thinking just by “looking” into their faces, a development that might one day allow more emotionally perceptive machines to ...

METHUEN — At three feet tall and with a penchant for promoting literacy, Pepper is not exactly the Terminator. Pepper is a robot programmed by students from Merrimack College who has taken up ...

PAL Robotics plans to launch its first large-scale pilot of its motorized RFID-reading robot in Europe during the second half of this year. The newest version of the Spanish company’s StockBot will be ...

WEYMOUTH — Jordan Hines has a unique insight into the minds of young people, as the budding children's author is also a child author. The Weymouth 9-year-old's book, "Raining Robots" was published ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...