Their idea is to make learning how to program robots easy. "The question was, how can we make something that's fun, that's extremely inviting, and gets parents and kids into the magical world of ...

This robot, made of drinking straws, teaches kids how to hack. Kickstarter No need to “say ahh” in order to get your temperature taken anymore. The standard thermometer, once a rather ...

I built my first robot at age 7. It was made out of parts from an Erector set and stood about three feet tall. It had arms and legs and wheels under its feet. A (very weak) motor was supposed to ...

Wonder Workshop has deployed robots into 150 US schools to inspire kids to learn to code. The Dash and Dot robots are controlled using Android and iOS apps.

Dash and Dot are two button-cute robot toys that hope to empower children in an ever-connected world.

Brooklyn Robot Foundry's Jenny Young showed us how to build a tiny Mars Rover for under $25. You’ll get into the basics of electrical circuitry, motors, and lighting—perfect for kids over 7.

Not my kids. This is a photo from the company. Wonder Workshop Can a pair of robots really teach your kids how to code?

DIY robots are becoming the gateway to coding. Over the last couple of years, a new wave of cute-faced bots has taken shape to make programming languages fun for kids. Instead of dense textbooks ...

We love cheap stuff here. Who doesn’t? [Oscar Rodriguez Parra] does too, and wrote in to show us his super cheapey robot L.I.O.S. The build was for the AFRON design challenge, which involves ...

WESTFORD — If you love playing music, how would you try to enjoy more of it? For local soon-to-be-sixth-grade students Roshan Palakkal and Bharath Ramesh, the answer is to make a guitar thems… ...

We tested electronics kits with kids ages 7 to 12 and got feedback from parents and makers to find the most engaging ways for kids to learn about electronics.