Companion robots like Luka, designed for reading to children, are evolving beyond their intended function. Families in Canada ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are ...

The study's findings hint at a future where robots aren't just teaching tools but could act as emotional buffers for children ...

Like a lot of children, my sons, Toby, 7, and Anton, 4, are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at bedtime, happy, helpful robots pop up more often than even dragons or dinosaurs ...

Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent ...

From the moment he heard about “The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders knew it was a story he wanted to bring to the screen. “Everything about this seemed like the right fit,” the filmmaker told the Chronicle ...

The books in Peter Brown’s “Wild Robot” trilogy were the first to wallop my son with the mix of tragedy and joy that define great art and also real life. “It made me sad that Roz had to leave ...

Craig Fehrman, a contributor to The New York Times Book Review, recently watched his young son, Henry, read “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown and wrestle with the feelings the book brought up. In this ...