A new wing under construction at Marbles Kids Museum hopes to spark curiosity in children about the high-tech jobs of now.

The study’s findings hint at a future where robots aren’t just teaching tools but could act as emotional buffers for children. Learning to read is difficult, and reading aloud is anxiety inducing for ...

In a year marked by significant advancements in consumer robotics and emotionally responsive AI, the launch of the Wuffy Robot Dog has become one of the most anticipated product announcements in the ...

Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say. Meeting key learning targets in primary school is important, and the early years are the best ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nervewracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, but ...

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Sydney Jackson on Jun 23, 2026 at 8:27 am June 23, 2026 at 8:31 am A prototype of Codey, a humanoid social robot developed by ...

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, ...

After days of planning, building and testing, Laila Harris’s long-armed, orange-clawed, wheeled robot was ready. She and her classmates were preparing for the Robot Olympics competition at Brookland ...

The success rate of robots in completing language tasks such as “be near green pillar” and “push left magenta dumbbell,” over 60,000 epochs. Robots that were rewarded for satisfying their curiosity ...