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

The study's findings hint at a future where robots aren't just teaching tools but could act as emotional buffers for children.

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, ...

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, ...

Learning to read is difficult, and reading aloud is anxiety inducing for plenty of kids. From not being able to pronounce a word, to being mocked by their peers for stumbling while speaking, reading ...

Roboticist Karen Liu combines machine learning and animation to teach robots to move and respond more like humans.

The Eufy G50 robot vacuum has had a huge £90 price drop. Usually sold for £199.99, the Prime retailer has cut the price by 45 ...

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

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing shor ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...