Tech toys are no longer just for kids; they’ve become a family activity. Though STEM toys like Lego Mindstorms have been around for years, more and more brands are looking to encourage the next wave ...

In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with their activities of daily living. But will people actually accept ...

Researchers have discovered that, contrary to previous assumptions, older adults are more amenable than younger ones to having a robot "perform critical monitoring tasks that would require little ...

Researchers presented findings recently at the 53rd Annual Meeting of HFES that asked younger and older adults what functions they'd like robots to perform for them in their homes. Older adults are ...

The simple toys of the past will soon become just a faded memory. Technology is advancing so fast today, that even kids’ toys are incredible robots that can perform complex series of tasks, convert, ...

Henry Wellman is the Harold W. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. is a doctoral candidate in developmental psychology at the University of Michigan. Science ...

If we’re going to prepare future generations for the increasingly technical workforce, and world, then computer science and engineering will need to be given greater credence in early education — both ...