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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's a new STEM option in town. The Robot Inventor kit can be turned into five robots, which can play basketball, walk, and shoot darts at intruders. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

The TPBot STEM Car is a programmable robot specifically designed for children to not only teach them how to code but also expand their imagination and creativity. Watch the demonstration video below ...

March 15, 2010 (OAK PARK, Ill.) The involved 12, 13 and 14-year-olds spend hours upon hours after school learning to design and redesign robots. It's a program that, until recently, was only available ...

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 ...