For example, speech recognition can generate regular and valuable insights into a student’s reading progress, pick up on patterns or isolate areas where improvement is needed.

Disney Research has developed a speech recognition system specifically for the speech patterns of kids, and tested it with a game that allows kids to control a mole using simple voice commands ...

On May 2, 2025, at the age of 30, the grant that funded much of PBS KIDS’ content—the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (now defunct, too) and Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) Ready to ...

Irish startup SoapBox Labs is on a mission to create what it calls "the world’s most accurate and accessible speech technology for children", tech it plans to offer to third-party hardware and ...

SoapBox has developed a voice recognition platform that specifically understands children, ready for next-gen interactive toys and lots more.

Speech recognition technology is finally working for kids. Teachers, in turn, would receive information about their students’ progress. Unfortunately, our idea was 20 years ahead of the ...