Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study's findings hint at a future where robots aren't just teaching tools but could act as emotional buffers for children.

Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup founded in 2024 that released a children-sized humanoid robot called Sprout in January. Humanoid robots are built to look and move like the human body, ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...