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

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, ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes part of everyday life, it is also finding a role in health care. At a children’s hospital in the US state of Massachusetts, a therapeutic robot named Robin ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...

There’s a new resident on the floor of a Queens hospital. Kids at St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital have a new staffer to help brighten their days — a four-foot tall robot with bright eyes and a smiling ...

A Sioux Falls Daycare teamed up with the Good Samaritan Society to bring smiles to both kids and seniors today. Kids from the ...

A rainy day couldn’t stop the fun as families explored hundreds of science experiments, exhibitions and tours at the Bay Area Science Festival over the weekend.

The Jaffrey Public Library is running a six-week program for children ages 9-15 to learn the basics of robotics and coding, using Lego SPIKE sets and led by Franklin Pierce University Librarian ...

The duo at Ochsner Children's work with patients with varying degrees of scoliosis, a curving of the spine. Here's the story.