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

For a lot of children, the move from learning to read to reading to learn is a critical and sometimes nerve-racking ...

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, ...

Kids can talk with Robin, play games with the robot, receive comfort during a tough day of treatment and celebrate a special occasion.

Health facilities in the US are turning to robots to comfort young and elderly patients alike.View on euronews ...

Robots could help to detect mental wellbeing issues in children, a study has suggested. A child-sized humanoid robot was used by Cambridge University researchers to complete a series of questionnaires ...

Robots could be introduced in classrooms across the UK to help children with autism. The robots called Max and Ben are said to improve social interaction and communication skills for children.

Hospitals and nursing homes in four states are using a childlike robot to entertain patients and help overworked health care ...

Mirrly, a social robot, may assist in parental efforts to help children maintain compliance with prescribed eye patching therapies for amblyopia, according to investigators who published a study ...

Robotic in vitro fertilization (IVF) systems are being used to fertilize eggs in clinical trials, producing at least 20 children so far, according to The Washington Post.

A new pilot project at two Calgary schools aims to allow children who may have never walked before to do so with a little robotic help.