Can you remember what it was like to be in fifth grade, in a home room class away from your best friends for the first time? If you had a human-made robot to help you adapt to your new normal, would ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Wimee the Robot is a pretty busy guy these days. He visits libraries, book stores, and festivals all while manning his own storefront in downtown Grand Rapids. But Wimee remains ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A local entrepreneur and military veteran continues to inspire kids and families to learn and grow through his Wimee the Robot books, animations and fun stories that are ...

Children's book author Peter Brown wrote his original "Wild Robot" book in Maine and now lives there among nature. (Yoon S. Byun / For The Times) There are rare moments in the culture when a ...

Fresh off the release of the hit movie adaptation and shortly before the 2025 Oscars, where the flick is nominated for three awards, Peter Brown, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling middle ...

The following is an excerpt from The New Breed: What Our History With Animals Reveals About Our Future With Robots by Kate Darling. The Huggable is a soft, fully animated blue teddy bear with a green ...

Also see an exclusive first look at Brown's upcoming picture book 'The Wild Robot on the Island' The Wild Robot has a long future ahead. Fresh off the release of the hit movie adaptation and shortly ...

Writer/director Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, Lilo & Stitch) once again proves why he is one of the greats in multi-level animated storytelling: The Wild Robot movie is both a ...

Craig Fehrman, a contributor to The New York Times Book Review, recently watched his young son, Henry, read “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown and wrestle with the feelings the book brought up. In this ...

Spawned from the New York Times No. 1 bestseller by Peter Brown that managed to speak to multiple generations, not just kids, DreamWorks Animation‘s The Wild Robot proves to be a real gem in the genre ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...