# Scientists made robots curious like toddlers, and it helped them learn language twice as fast

> Scientists have been trying to figure out how kids pick up language so fast for decades, and a new study out of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) might have cracked part of the puzzle: curiosity.

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/scientists-made-robots-curious-like-toddlers-and-it-helped-them-learn-language-twice-as-fast/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a635c42f70e87140bb23cad)
- **Published:** 2026-07-24
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #chatgpt
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