STORY: ''Hello I am NAO. Today I'm going to be your exercise companion.'' It's small in stature, but this robot could make a big difference for those on the road to recovery. Researchers have found ...

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 ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

Robots are getting smarter—and faster—at knowing what humans are feeling and thinking just by “looking” into their faces, a development that might one day allow more emotionally perceptive machines to ...

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 ...

Autonomous delivery robots have been spotted travelling along pavements in Reading, marking the town's first test of pavement-based parcel drop-offs. Footage captured by residents in Whitley Wood ...

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, ...