Robots are to kids what cars are to dads-the most fun they can have without getting into too much trouble. They can be your child’s best friend on a rainy day and an ally in all kinds of mischievous ...

Center Grove senior Aarav Agrawal poses in front of the different iterations of Robby the Drummer robot that he has designed. Submitted Photo A Center Grove High School senior is helping young minds ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No doubt STEM-based schoolwork is part of your kid’s curriculum. But if you’re seeking enrichment at home ...

If your child happen to have an interest in robotics, you might want to look into the Hummingbird Duo kit. Created by the same minds who developed the Finch robots now available in Chicago’s Public ...

Ziro is a nifty programmable robotics kit for kids that had a successful Indiegogo campaign last year. And the company behind it, ZeroUI, is still adding new features. By default, Ziro kits come with ...

Remember when kids could simply play with their toys? They still can. But parents are increasingly spending on toys that are chockablock with tech components, and that promise to turn their kids into ...

A new robot kit for kids has been launched via Kickstarter offering smart blocks that can be used to create a wide variety of different robotic projects bringing them to life with code. The Robo ...

You''ve likely come into contact with one of the many wondrous robots with an Arduino brain, but actually building one yourself? That's hard enough for adults, let alone young kids. BirdBrain ...

As much as I love the idea of STEM toys–gadgets that try to teach science, technology, engineering and math to kids—many tend to fall into one of two unfortunate extremes. Either they’re too ...

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