Playful Invention Co., a child-oriented tech start-up, was warned that "gender-neutral robotics set" was an oxymoron--but the company is hoping to challenge that notion with its new PicoCricket Kit.

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Two MIT Media Lab students created "an invention kit for the 21st century" and recently attempted to raise $25,000 via Kickstarter. The project instead raised more than half a million dollars, piquing ...

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