A team of Purdue students and faculty recommends these microelectronic-focused toys for developing STEM skills ...

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"If these social robots are tailored to the children's individual needs and expectations, they have the best chance of benefiting young readers, particularly those with reading difficulties or anxiety ...

300 dpi 2 col x 5.5 in / 96×140 mm / 327×475 pixels Becky Hall color illustration of a young girl with a very large camping backpack. San Jose Mercury News 2005 KEYWORDS: camp girl scout camping ...

When it comes to family travel gear, kids’ travel backpacks are the ideal option. They allow kids to carry their own items hands-free, making it easier for them to hold your hand in crowded areas.

CORVALLIS, Oregon — Here's something you don't hear a lot — peer pressure can be a good thing. At least, that is how it works in the robotic world. Oregon State University robotics students and staff ...

O SAKA, JAPAN — A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot that acts like a toddler to better understand child development. The Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, was developed by a ...

Korean parents turn to intelligent robot that is part tutor, part babysitter. July 13, 2011,— -- A robot designed to teach kids to speak another language won't take no for an answer in any ...

Scientists deploy a sophisticated robot into a preschool classroom in San Diego. They are trying to see what it would take for toddlers to accept the robot as a ...