A team of researchers has developed AI-powered virtual robots that learn to understand language ...

The AI robot companion called Moxie, which was designed to help teach social skills, is being discontinued after the company lost funding.

A robot has learned to bowl, fold towels, unscrew lids, pour drinks, and prepare ...

Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent ...

The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they polite to them, and willing to attribute human-like qualities to them?

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 ...

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 ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Ben Goertzel. At first glance, Codey looks like a nightmarish character from the year 3000. The machine's beady, ...

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 ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...