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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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?

TCL showed off the Tbot desktop robot at MWC 2026. It pairs with kids smartwatches to handle routines, learning, and bedtime when the watch is charging. But it is still a concept with no price or ...

A child watching a robot provide accurate or inaccurate information. Credit: SUTD In this digital age, children are exposed to overwhelming amounts of information online, some of it unverified and ...

A group of researchers from Cambridge University has recently found out that a robot can help children open up their feelings easily during a mental health assessment. It might sound like it is taken ...

Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, say UK researchers. "There are times when traditional methods aren't able to catch ...