The Arduino is a cheap, fun way to get into building your own electronics. It can also be daunting to get started. Here, we’ll show you how to get a start-to-finish Arduino primer with a killer ...

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There's no shortage of robot-based toys out there which are claimed to be both fun, and teach your budding young roboticist the basics of programming. Following in the digital footsteps of Play-i, ...

Folks have been using the popular Arduino DIY computing platform to build robots and all sorts of other simple computing devices for a while. Arduino boards are inexpensive and relatively easy to use ...

After a successful Kickstarter campaign the Arduino educational coding toy Cubetto is now available worldwide with prices starting from $225. The system uses a variety of different colourful blocks to ...

With kids going back to school, it's about time to start thinking about those fall science fair projects. And what kid isn't gonna look like a cross between Bill Gates and Dr. Noonian Soong when he ...

If you fancy building your very own robot, you may be interested in a new project tutorial that allows you to create an Arduino-based delta robot with Delta 3D printer. The modular kit has been ...

TODAY’S KIDS will think it weird that robots were ever considered some space-age novelty. Children are already surrounded by voices (see Siri, Alexa) that respond to their every whim, and pet-like ...

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You don't need to be a programming prodigy to understand how robots work. In fact, with the Ultimate DIY Arduino Robotics Bundle, you can start creating your own autonomous machines with zero ...

Sphero, a toy manufacturer known for making simple, programmable robots for kids, has launched a new spinoff business to develop AI and robotics for law enforcement, first responders, and other ...