Zheng Jianchun, a robot class teacher of Beijing No 12 Middle School, says when he started teaching robot-related knowledge in late 1990s, there were few students who showed interest, but now students ...

Newly developed mathematical rules allow virtual swarms of tiny robots to build without blueprints. In computer simulations, the robots built honeycomb-like structures without ever following - or even ...

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 ...

KITE distributes robotics kits to Lakshadweep schools, enhancing robotics education for tenth-grade students with hands-on learning.

You’re a poker wizard. A friend knows all about French cuisine. Another friend is a Mozart expert. The three of you get together and share knowledge about your respective expertise. Each of you leaves ...

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

KITE has already provided 29,000 robotics kits to schools in Kerala. Additionally, arrangements have been made for schools ...

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 ...

Social robots are designed to interact with humans in a meaningful manner and play an increasing role within the field of human-computer interaction. They have several potential societal applications, ...

The Tamil Nadu government has launched TN SPARK, a pilot programme to teach AI, robotics, coding, and digital tools to ...

In 2023, the LeNoir Foundation, a UK-based 'for impact' organization, concluded the construction of a library at Saving Arms Primary School in Kampala, Uganda. While outfitting the facility with ...