In a recent experiment, researchers from Germany and the U.K. demonstrated how kids can succumb to peer pressure from robots, even when this means denying facts which are patently obvious. But don ...

Looking to help develop a child's STEM skills? A great start to inspire creativity is to find and build the top robot kits.

We review ClicBot, a STEM-toy robot construction kit aimed at kids age 8 and up, though there’s enough sophistication here that it’ll engage geeky adults as well–whether or not they have kids.

Every kid loves a good toy, but when it comes time for presents, wouldn’t you like to give them something that will also help them learn? These robotics kits represent the best of both worlds ...

For all the talk about whether robots will take our jobs, a new worry is emerging, namely whether we should let robots teach our kids. I say bring on the robots.

Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The ...

Movies often portray robots as the harbingers of something bad, whether they’re evil and want to take over the world (Terminator, I, Robot, The Matrix, etc.) or are being exploited by humans ...

Teaching kids to talk tech is all the rage these days. It’s not uncommon to see coding listed among the languages offered at schools. But tech-powered playthings mostly offer a passive ...

The maker of Moxie, an AI-powered robot for kids, is shutting down. Why it matters: The parents who bought the device are not only out several hundred dollars — now they also have to explain to ...