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, ...

What happens to a social robot after it retires? Four years ago, we placed a small owl-shaped reading robot named Luka into 20 families’ homes. At the time, the children were preschoolers, just ...

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 ...

The kidSAFE Seal Program, an FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor, tests online products and services designed for children to verify compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

A study of children with autism spectrum disorder found that a therapeutic intervention using robots was effective in improving their social development and participation in social activities. After ...