Children already spend a lot of time looking at screens, so if they can be taught to draw using a physical pen and paper, so much the better. That's the thinking behind DrawBo, a wall-mounted robot ...

His eyes are wide, like ET’s or Johnny Five’s. His skin mimics the indestructible plastic found in LEGO. Even his name sounds like a beloved pet. Sparki may be a complex Arduino robot, but he’s (he ...

STEM-based schoolwork is a key part of your kid’s curriculum, but generating enthusiasm beyond the classroom may require extra support. That’s what makes robotics for kids a win-win. Robotics kits ...

To get ahead in the 21st century, children not only need to be able to use technology but to develop it. That's why so many parents want their kids to learn how to code, and there's no better way to ...

Is there a single kid out that who, at one time or other, didn’t wish their teacher was a robot? Well, thanks to a team of engineers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Learning at ...

In our mad rush to an all-digital technologically interconnected future, the language of coding and computer programming is becoming one of the most important skills to have. But coding is a complex, ...

Ask Zivthan Dubrovsky what it takes to turn kids into lifelong coders and he'll mention a spark. Dubrovsky leads a bio-inspired robotics team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, and knows a lot about spark.