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To get ahead in the 21st century, children not only need to be able to use technology but to develop it. That's why so many parents want their kids to learn how to code, and there's no better way to ...

My five- and seven-year-old constantly fight over who gets the iPad first. We have one, and they get to use it in tiny doses, usually when I'm at my wit's end. Their favorite app? ScratchJr, MIT's ...

Mirror campaign to raise vital funds for Lifelites and ‘Unwrap the Magic of Christmas’ will help thousands of children to ...

With its blue body, big anime eyes, and head shaped like a teardrop, Moxie wants to be friends with your child. The robot companion is designed to support social, emotional and cognitive development ...

Researchers have developed a new personalized learning robot for autistic children that uses machine learning to adapt its lessons to each kid’s changing needs. The University of Southern California ...

Researchers in Switzerland have designed a system where children teach robot students how to write, and in the process improve their own handwriting skills. This learning by teaching paradigm, they ...

PAWTUCKET — “They learn the value of working together and teamwork. They learn the value of problem-solving.” Students participating in the robotics tournament Saturday at Jenks Middle School drew ...

When a one-foot robot dog rolled into a Rock Springs Elementary School classroom recently, two dozen third-graders hounded its owners with questions. The talking robot reflects Gwinnett County Public ...

The 600-pound, metallic-blue machine wowed children for an hour as it zipped across the gymnasium floor, stopping to talk to youngsters individually during each of two assemblies and presenting a ...