UChicago study finds social robots could help students feel less stress when reading aloud, pointing to new uses for ...

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

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading ...

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. For example, after a children's reading robot became inactive, most households chose to keep it.

What happens to a social robot after it retires? Four years ago, we placed a small owl-shaped reading robot named Luka into 20 families’ homes. At the time, the children were preschoolers, just ...

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 ...

Luca, how are you?” it asked in a high-pitched voice programmed to sound like a 7-year-old girl. “It’s been awhile.” ...

Researchers explore how social robots can help create a more supportive environment for early learners. The study found that children showed fewer physiological signs of anxiety when reading to a ...