Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

Baby FuFu expands on Yukai’s previous success with Nékojita FuFu, the drink-cooling robot that captured attention at earlier ...

X-Origin AI showcased Yonbo X1, a $570 ChatGPT-powered robot designed to help children learn through empathy, adaptability, and interactive play.

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 ...

Find out how robot-assisted therapy for autism matches standard treatment outcomes while improving engagement and expanding ...

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 ...

Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests. Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in ...

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 study of children's interactions with robots was carried out at the Norwegian research fair held in every major city. It is an annual national event where children gain insight into science and ...

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 ...

When Waymo’s robotaxis arrived in Los Angeles in 2024, they seemed a futuristic gimmick. Now, they've become a favorite tool ...