We just found a deal that’ll make for a fascinating weekend for the kids. Amazon is selling the Ruko programmable smart robot for $96.71, way below its $200 MSRP. The current sale price is $104, but ...

A team of Purdue students and faculty recommends these microelectronic-focused toys for developing STEM skills ...

Kids love to build things. Kids also love robots. That’s why Robothink, a Chicago-based company launched in 2016 by Danny Park, was created to educate kids in STEM through building and coding robots.

Sphero is known for its line of programmable robot toys that help teach kids how to code while having fun. However, most of its products are designed for older kids and need a companion app (thus a ...

If you have a budding astro-engineer in need of a rover pal for the holidays, Amazon has cut the price of the Sphero RVR Coding Robot by 20% this holiday season. The sale is a $50 markdown from the ...

UBTECH Robotics today introduced a new version of its programmable robot MeeBot, known for its dancing skills. MeeBot 2.0 is 30 percent larger and adds new programmable technologies, including two ...

Which LEGO robot kits are best? Building LEGO toys has long been a favorite pastime for kids of all ages. Over the years, the LEGO brand has expanded to all kinds of different kits — from Adidas ...

Robots aren’t just for hobbyists anymore. The programmable gadgets have taken off thanks to the efforts of tech-oriented companies such as WowWee, Sony, Ugobe and LEGO. But the market may be ready for ...

Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The marketing ...

At a long drawing table in the Rolling Robots playroom a line of 4- and 5-year-olds in a “Bots for Tots” class are learning beginner coding concepts with a little help from a roving robot named Ozobot ...

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 ...

In 2020, parents and guardians are super spoilt for choice in the STEM toys gift department — which is great news in the midst of a pandemic that’s supercharging homeschooling needs. The category has ...