MARION — Second-graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Marion programmed Bee-Bots — rechargeable robots with black and yellow stripes designed to look like bees — to put photos in sequential order ...

When we think back on our kindergarten days, most of us remember the uncomplicated things like picture books, recess, and nap time. But now, a new tech challenge is bringing 21st century skills to ...

As workplace robots become more common in retail stores, hospitals, and warehouses, their human coworkers need to know how to use and reprogram them. Yet most people lack that kind of highly technical ...

In a crowded fourth-grade classroom in Chicago, a new kind of tutor is shaping how children learn about empathy, conflict, and problem-solving. These robots aren’t programmed to act like friendly ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Virtual Robots: Robot Programming Simulator Virtual Robots is a robot programming simulator. The objective of this game is to write code for your robots.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...