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?

Take a pile of Legos and build a robot. Attach a motor to it, and program it to complete a task. Then take what you learned ...

In support of local elementary and middle school programs, Delta Robotics hosted its first tournament from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. 34 teams representing schools from the Santa Maria Bonita ...

Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent ...

Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say. Meeting key learning targets in primary school is important, and the early years are the best ...

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, ...

The adult world is ever more full of robots. Children’s entertainment feels as if it’s working hard to make them seem adorable. By Diego Hadis One near certainty about raising a young child these days ...

The kidSAFE Seal Program, an FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor, tests online products and services designed for children to verify compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

What happens to a social robot after it retires? Four years ago, we placed a small owl-shaped reading robot named Luka into 20 families’ homes. At the time, the children were preschoolers, just ...

A study of children with autism spectrum disorder found that a therapeutic intervention using robots was effective in improving their social development and participation in social activities. After ...