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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes. X-Origin AI showcased its AI companion robot, Yonbo, at CES 2026. The ...

All images courtesy of Two Kids and a Coupon Robots have become part of our world. Whether it's automated machines in factories to virtual assistants that help us by answering questions in our own ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...

Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked. Embodied blamed its closure on a failed “critical funding round." On its website, it ...

For obvious reasons, current educational technology is focussed on AI tutors and platforms that promise personalized learning. But even with all that innovation, giving meaningful, scalable support to ...