UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

New research from the University of Chicago suggests that computers make better tutors when they don’t pretend to be human.

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 ...

Mejdrechová, a mechanical engineer trained at the Czech Technical University in Prague, developed the core technology behind ...