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

UChicago study finds social robots could help students feel less stress when reading aloud, pointing to new uses for ...

Robots are getting smarter—and faster—at knowing what humans are feeling and thinking just by “looking” into their faces, a development that might one day allow more emotionally perceptive machines to ...

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 ...

Researchers explore how social robots can help create a more supportive environment for early learners. The study found that children showed fewer physiological signs of anxiety when reading to a ...