Toronto-based Robot Playtime has been named the winner of The Next 36 Mastercard Challenge. In August, the company pitched in front of Mastercard executives and employees with six other Next 36 ...

The Afghan Dreamers, with Roya Mahboob (left) and their coach. The Afghan Dreamers, an all-teenage-girl robotics team from Afghanistan, made international headlines last year after twice being denied ...

Two friendly eyes stare out from a dark screen, held aloft by a black robotic arm that curves upwards from a metallic blue base. The robot's 12-year-old inventor gazes back. "How would you describe ...

1:40 A look at the impact high-tech toys may have on children A new generation of toys, using artificial intelligence, could help kids learn digital skills and encourage empathy and manners, said an ...

Cornell University researchers have introduced a new AI-powered framework that makes robots better at learning tasks. It’s called RHyME, which stands for Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under ...

As physical distancing guidelines remain in effect because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are increasingly enlisting robots to help close the gap. In central England, the town of Milton Keynes has a ...

For Rob Knight, it's what's inside that counts. Specifically, what's inside of robots. Mr. Knight runs France-based The Robot Studio, and has made it his life's work to design and build robots that ...