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 ...

Henry Wellman is the Harold W. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. is a doctoral candidate in developmental psychology at the University of Michigan. Science ...

The simple toys of the past will soon become just a faded memory. Technology is advancing so fast today, that even kids’ toys are incredible robots that can perform complex series of tasks, convert, ...

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners—like therapy horses who respond to human emotion—say University of Bristol researchers. Equine-assisted interventions ...

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 ...

In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with their activities of daily living. But will people actually accept ...

The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies are a potential alternative, their widespread use is limited by poor ...

If we’re going to prepare future generations for the increasingly technical workforce, and world, then computer science and engineering will need to be given greater credence in early education — both ...