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Children already spend a lot of time looking at screens, so if they can be taught to draw using a physical pen and paper, so much the better. That's the thinking behind DrawBo, a wall-mounted robot ...
My five- and seven-year-old constantly fight over who gets the iPad first. We have one, and they get to use it in tiny doses, usually when I'm at my wit's end. Their favorite app? ScratchJr, MIT's ...
Parents with kids stuck learning at home during the pandemic have had to look for alternative activities to promote the hands-on learning experiences kids are missing out on due to attending class ...
A study has revealed that robots can serve not merely as toys but as excellent teachers for children with autism spectrum ...
If I had one teaching tool at my disposal in a classroom besides pencils, papers, and books, it would be an educational robot. A robot is the single most engaging learning tool I’ve used with students ...
UK schools have begun using classroom robots to help sick children attend lessons remotely and stay socially connected during ...
MSR students look back on their time demonstrating projects to visitors at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry David Khachatryan (MSR '25) was standing among dozens of roboticists and ...
MORE Technologies last week launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise US$20,000 for development of its open source robot ecosystem. The company will fund the project if it reaches its goal by April 21.
For years, Sphero has pushed to bring robotics into the classroom. Now, the company wants to bring robotics and coding lessons to the living room, too. Today, the company unveiled the Sphero Mini ...
Robot automation is transforming society, but John Oliver is worried that kids aren’t prepared. The Last Week Tonight host used Sunday’s episode to highlight the large-scale shift as super-smart A.I.