TODAY lifestyle contributor Jill Martin continues a week of Steals & Deals with big bargains on gifts for the little ones on your list, including building block sets from Picasso Tiles; remote control ...

Social robots are making their entrance at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. AvatarMind today unveiled its iPal Companion Robot, which is designed as an educational and entertaining friend for ...

Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., announced they have created what they believe is "the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot." The robot resembles a tiny crab and ...

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

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Northwestern University engineers have created the smallest remote-controlled robot ever. ‘Brace yourselves’: Government shutdown threat deepens as Capitol Hill digs in ...

As much as I love the idea of STEM toys–gadgets that try to teach science, technology, engineering and math to kids—many tend to fall into one of two unfortunate extremes. Either they’re too ...