WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Being a baby is harder than it looks. Born into the world knowing almost nothing, they spend their first few years getting a PhD in navigating a physical environment. Likewise, ...

Over the past two years, generative AI has been a force for transformation—and disruption—everywhere it’s landed. Education was no exception; if anything, schools were among the first institutions to ...

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

NORMAL — A 27-pound “dog” is Heartland Community College’s latest tool to get, and keep, young people interested in career and technical education. The Unitree Go1 robot was purchased last year ...

The bell rang, and students started streaming into the classroom in twos and threes. Chatter filled the room as one booming voice shouted directions. Around 60 students gathered for teacher Ian ...

High school computer science students are leading robotics training sessions across the district. This one, today, took place ...

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - D’Iberville High School has a new addition to its Computer Science class, and it’s making a big ...

William Xie, a first-year PhD student in computer science, is teaching a robot to reason how gently it should grasp previously unknown objects by using large language models (LLMs). DeliGrasp, Xie's ...

Nature is brimming with animals that collaborate in large numbers. Bees stake out the best feeding spots and let others know where they are. Ants construct complex hierarchical homes built for defense ...

If someone advises you to "know your limits," they're likely suggesting you do things like exercise in moderation. To a robot ...

Robots might need to become more boring to be useful. We’ve all seen videos over the past few years demonstrating how agile humanoid robots have become, running and jumping with ease. We’re no longer ...