New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...

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?

More than just robotics, the stick-in-socket building set encourages kids to manifest the wonders they create in their minds.

Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say. Meeting key learning targets in primary school is important, and the early years are the best ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...

Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in a child’s imagination — they talk through built-in AI chatbots.

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes part of everyday life, it is also finding a role in health care. At a children’s hospital in the US state of Massachusetts, a therapeutic robot named Robin ...

STEVENAGE, England -- Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and she turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old girl with autistism began playing with a ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Being hospitalized is always tough on children, but it's even harder because of the coronavirus. Young patients feel isolated because so few visitors are allowed. But what if you ...