A new kit of kid-friendly robots prepares them—and their parents—for a future where they’re the first “robotic natives.” If the average two-year-old in 2016 is surrounded by smartphones ...

The robot mirrors “having a companion move in with you,” Skuler said. It helps motivate seniors to eat healthily, exercise, socialize, and take care of their mental and chronic health conditions.

Two darkly amusing graphic novels for kids pit machine learning and rocket science against good old-fashioned humanity.

By MARIA CHENGThe robot, named Kaspar, is programmed to do things like smile, frown, laugh, blink and wave his arms. He has shaggy black hair, a baseball cap, a few wires protruding from his neck ...