Now, a Shenzhen-based startup called Makeblock has raised $30 million in Series B venture funding to serve all those parents with programmable robots, and robot-building kits for kids and teens.

Makeblock Co Ltd, a Shenzhen-based robotics company, well known among students and educators for its educational devices for children, plans to strengthen its presence in key overseas markets.

Chinese startup Makeblock sells do-it-yourself robotics kits in over 140 countries with over 5 million users in more than 20,000 schools worldwide, including AltSchool, a Silicon Valley education ...

Kids love taking things apart and trying to put them back together, and Makeblock Co. Ltd. wants to use that curiosity to teach children all about robotics. Today, the Shenzhen-based startup ...

It’s being billed as “Lego for adults” and could mean your fondness for construction toys may no longer be just a guilty pleasure.

Makeblock (Shenzhen Maker Works Technology Co., Ltd), a leading DIY robotics construction platform founded in 2012, was largely recognized as "Lego for adults" after first launched its robot kits ...

Makeblock has raised $30 million in a second round of funding for robotics with an educational twist. Evolution Media China and Shenzhen Capital Group led the financing for Shenzhen, China-based ...

Makeblock Will Leverage Series B Round Funds to Drive Market Expansions, Product Innovation and Global Growth SHENZHEN, China, March 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Makeblock Co., Ltd, the STEM education ...

SHENZHEN, China, March 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Makeblock Co., Ltd, the STEM education and robotics startup, today announced it has closed a $30 million Series B round at a $200 million ...

It’s being billed as “Lego for adults” and could mean your fondness for construction toys may no longer be just a guilty pleasure.