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For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nervewracking ...

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 ...

OROVILLE — Some after-school program staff members knew next to nothing about robots last Wednesday. By Friday, though, they could say that they had built one, learned to program it and even competed ...

A group of robot enthusiasts built the world's first mini sumo robot from scratch. Launched in a Kickstarter campaign, the team needs to raise money to start mass production of the mini robot and make ...

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From building cars to assisting in high-precision surgeries, robots today are taking on more complex roles than ever before — and getting smarter and more sophisticated every day. With recent advances ...

Forget teaching your kid a second language. Now children all over the world increasingly are learning the language that powers tech innovations. But it’s hard to teach 8-year-olds basic coding, let ...

The maker of Moxie, an AI-powered robot for kids, is shutting down. Why it matters: The parents who bought the device are not ...

To get ahead in the 21st century, children not only need to be able to use technology but to develop it. That's why so many parents want their kids to learn how to code, and there's no better way to ...

The twice-a-day struggle is all too real for many parents. Getting kids to brush their teeth properly can be both a headache and an anxiety-inducing dilemma because it’s hard to know whether children ...