Tech toys are no longer just for kids; they’ve become a family activity. Though STEM toys like Lego Mindstorms have been around for years, more and more brands are looking to encourage the next wave ...

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners—like therapy horses who respond to human emotion—say University of Bristol researchers. Equine-assisted interventions ...

The simple toys of the past will soon become just a faded memory. Technology is advancing so fast today, that even kids’ toys are incredible robots that can perform complex series of tasks, convert, ...

NEWARK - Jacob Boyle was graduating from college two years ago and struggling with his mental health, but when he reached out to a counseling service he was told there was a three-month wait. Boyle ...

Henry Wellman is the Harold W. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. is a doctoral candidate in developmental psychology at the University of Michigan. Science ...

In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with their activities of daily living. But will people actually accept ...

The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies are a potential alternative, their widespread use is limited by poor ...

Some roboticists have been worried that healthcare providers would not accept robots out of fear the machines might replace them in the workplace. But a recent Georgia Institute of Technology study ...

If we’re going to prepare future generations for the increasingly technical workforce, and world, then computer science and engineering will need to be given greater credence in early education — both ...

Home-care robots hold significant potential in empowering older adults. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, assess factors influencing the willingness to use home-care robots among caregivers ...

Henry Wellman is the Harold W. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Kimberly Brink is a doctoral candidate in developmental psychology at the University of ...