University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

After more than an hour of the trial-and-error involved with programming robots, more than 20 fourth-and fifth-graders at Cook Elementary School were still excited ...

Kids in third through sixth grades can learn how to build and program a LEGO robot with help from the Electric Hornets during a special program at Mentor Public Library. The Electric Hornets are a ...

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, ...

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 ...

People on the autism spectrum function differently, and find it more difficult to identify the human emotions of their peers. Educators therefore try to clarify feelings and vocabulary with children ...

Four of the General Robotics Lab's 3D-printed walking robots. They're all based on different animals. A team of researchers at Duke University have invented a program that uses written prompts to ...