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

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.

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 ...

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 ...