Two Australian universities have tested “reading robots’’ to encourage primary school children to read out loud, in a teaching experiment that pits ethical alarms against concerns over declining ...

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 ...

Social robots can be a non-threatening way for children to improve their reading skills, researchers say. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Meeting key learning targets ...

Here's a question for all you parents: Would you feel comfortable if a robot taught your child? Or students, would you feel comfortable being assisted by a robot in the classroom? Maybe you're not so ...

A Grade 8 pupil from Reddam House Umhlanga has taken top honours in the Inspired Global Robotics Competition, winning the 12 -13-year-old age category with a health assistant robot designed to support ...