Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children were participating in oral food and drug challenges. Ommie led children and caregivers in deep ...

The Intuitive Computing Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University is recruiting participants for a research study on how to design robot that interacts with children. Specifically, we're working on a ...

Social robots are efficacious and effective for children with autism, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in Science Robotics. Daniel David, Ph.D., from Babes-Bolyai University in ...

The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they polite to them, and willing to attribute human-like qualities to them?

Find out how robot-assisted therapy for autism matches standard treatment outcomes while improving engagement and expanding ...

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, ...

Children with immune system problems were able to ‘visit’ a zoo – with the help of a robot. Riley, 7, and Josy, 5, have both received treatment for various cancers and are immunocompromised. But they ...

Children are naturally playful, but 'what' and 'how' they play is entirely up to you as a parent or guardian. Not all toys are the same; some make your child smarter and well-behaved, and some are ...