Makeblock’s mBot is an excellent toy for young programmers looking to challenge their knowledge and electronics skill in ...

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 marketing ...

A Polish company you've never heard of, was just dubbed most promising startup in Central and Eastern European by the European Business Angels Network (EBAN). Photon Entertainment makes a small ...

Hospitals can be a stressful place, especially for kids, and all that anxiety can actually affect how quickly they recover. One hospital is taking a high-tech approach to keeping kids comfortable.

About 1 in every 160 children globally has autism spectrum disorder. In the US, the rate is nearly triple, likely due to diagnostic and reporting differences. The developmental disability is often ...

We just found a deal that’ll make for a fascinating weekend for the kids. Amazon is selling the Ruko programmable smart robot for $96.71, way below its $200 MSRP. The current sale price is $104, but ...

Tech toys are no longer just for kids; they’ve become a family activity. Though STEM toys like Lego Mindstorms have been around for years, more and more brands are looking to encourage the next wave ...

Training interactive robots may one day be an easy job for everyone, even those without programming expertise. Roboticists are developing automated robots that can learn new tasks solely by observing ...

California startup Embodied announced that it will release a new robot for children. Embodied calls the robot, Moxie, an "animate," because it's designed as a companion for children, capable of ...

For many autistic kids, social interaction is incredibly difficult–but not with robots. That’s because robots are more predictable and require the children to take in less external stimuli than with a ...

Comment The maker of Moxie, an "AI"-powered educational robot for kids, is going out of business – and the $800 bots will die with it.… Embodied Inc. made the Moxie Robot, which is a cloud-connected ...