Over the past two years, generative AI has been a force for transformation—and disruption—everywhere it’s landed. Education was no exception; if anything, schools were among the first institutions to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Being a baby is harder than it looks. Born into the world knowing almost nothing, they spend their first few years getting a PhD in navigating a physical environment. Likewise, ...

William Xie, a first-year PhD student in computer science, is teaching a robot to reason how gently it should grasp previously unknown objects by using large language models (LLMs). DeliGrasp, Xie's ...

Our students are growing into a world where they will find themselves sharing their space, work, and lives with more and more robots. More than a year ago I read an article about McDonald’s using ...

The bell rang, and students started streaming into the classroom in twos and threes. Chatter filled the room as one booming voice shouted directions. Around 60 students gathered for teacher Ian ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – When it comes to navigating their surroundings, machines have a natural disadvantage compared to humans. To help hone the visual perception abilities they need to understand the world ...

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, ...

BRANCHBURG - Venturing outside their comfort zone is key to Storming Robots' members. This strategy proved successful as the high school students based at Storming Robots Technology Learning Lab on ...

Kimberly Oakes, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lecturer, right, helps Questar III STEM High School student Sarah Sweet, left, learn how to program a robotic arm on Aug. 2, 2023. Robotics is one of ...