I pondered how an AI robot nanny might be advertised. “Are you tired of the endless search for a reliable, trustworthy and engaging childminder? Look no further! The solution to all your childcare ...

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals ...

But Robin the Robot is different. Its main goal is to offer companionship and comfort — a noble goal, but a role of AI models ...

When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the classroom and friends can also take a toll. For young people ...

Robin is an artificial intelligence-powered therapeutic robot programed that provides emotional support at nursing homes and ...

UChicago study finds social robots could help students feel less stress when reading aloud, pointing to new uses for ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading ...

This robot was developed by the Robotics & Multibody Research Group out of Brussels University. It is being described as an intelligent “huggy” robot that can help long-term hospitalized children. The ...

Like a lot of children, my sons, Toby, 7, and Anton, 4, are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at bedtime, happy, helpful robots pop up more often than even dragons or dinosaurs ...

A medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware perform spinal surgeries – a first-of-its-kind.