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That conceit was the driving force behind The Crafty Robot ‘s Smartibot, an artificial intelligence-enabled cardboard robot kit that teaches kids the fundamentals of circuitry, motors, and code.

If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

Most of his mesmerizing sculptures are made with just cardboard, glue, and a knife. Warren shows us how to build our very own robot helmet, using the techniques he's perfected throughout his career.

HandiMate, developed by researchers from Purdue and Indiana universities, lets children (or anyone else) build robots with cardboard, velcro, and other cheap, easily available materials.

Until recently, you might have added "cardboard robot" to the list. But a project called Kinetic Creatures on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter shows that it's a perfect combination.

advertisement 11-03-2014 WANTED Make Your Own Cardboard Robot ZURI is a programmable robot kit with a dozen different design variations.