A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

Robotic reading companions may soon help children overcome one of the most anxious stages in education. University of Chicago PhD student Lauren Wright and her research team investigated how ...

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, ...

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, ...

For obvious reasons, current educational technology is focussed on AI tutors and platforms that promise personalized learning. But even with all that innovation, giving meaningful, scalable support to ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers the consumer tech beat for Forbes. X-Origin AI showcased its AI companion robot, Yonbo, at CES 2026. The ...