Kids can now get into robotics as early as pre-kindergarten (PK) with Sphero indi, a cute learning robot that looks like it was inspired by the “Cars” animation. The gizmo is the creation of Sphero, a ...

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DFRobot, a company that has been building robots for the education market since 2008, this week introduced its first attempt at making a robot accessible to all children, with the debut of Vortex – an ...

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STEM toys can be a great way to help kids gain a deeper understanding of science and mathematics. But they aren’t just for children: These educational learning tools are also fun for adults who want ...

Toy Story 5's potential new foe Lilypad has been made into an educational toy by LeapFrog — here's our first look at it.

There’s no doubt the STEM toys category has lost a bit of its magic. The hype that started about a decade ago, powering a wave of startups to launch creative and experimental products — pitching ...

What better way for kids to while away the summer days than with playful robots that can be programmed to do just about anything? Win two for free here. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the ...

There’s a whole lot of dog-like robots that want you to pet them, but they’re not all equal in functionality or privacy. Reading time 4 minutes As a kid, I had real pets and toy pets. The real pets ...

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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 ...