ATLANTA (AP) — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer — a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them ...

After undergoing years of painful treatments for a childhood disorder, inventor Aaron Horowitz was inspired to help provide comfort to young children battling cancer As a child, Aaron Horowitz spent ...

The Aflac duck is best known for helping its namesake insurance company hawk supplemental insurance, but recently the squawking waterfowl's found a new purpose: helping kids going through chemotherapy ...

One of the best gadgets at CES is a robot duck that will bring a tear to your eye and capture your heart. Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater director ...

CES is flush with giant TVs, smart fridges and plenty of other superfluous nonsense. So it was a breath of fresh air when insurance company Aflac and a company called Sproutel showed up with a robot ...

It’s easy to feel jaded at an event like CES where there are countless of tech companies claiming to have the smartest and most innovative products that are, in reality, just expensive and useless eye ...

I grew up in northeast Ohio in the 1970s, which meant, as a duck hunter , I grew up hearing duck sounds from mallards and black ducks, both of which quack. My father and I didn’t attempt to call wood ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to ...

ATLANTA — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer — a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them cope ...