As tech advances, so do toys. Now, Legos and other low-tech toys have combined with high-tech robots that help turn learning about engineering, coding, and math into fun. In addition to STEM literacy, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No doubt STEM-based schoolwork is part of your kid’s curriculum. But if you’re seeking enrichment at home ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no longer tough to find coding toys for young kids. Here’s a look at your current options. All of the toys are either sold through major retailers or online. DASH AND DOT ($150 ...

We're used to seeing robots by now with sensors on the bottom that allow them to follow a traced path. It's a pretty basic function — but one thing covering toys will teach you is that the best ideas ...

Skaff had always been interested in making toy robots. “It’s the best way to introduce robotics to the public,” he says. “And toys allow you unlimited creativity.” RHex, however, wasn’t a toy. It was ...

Katz and Rim describe GoBug as “a dynamic facilitator for social interaction… a fun experience, one where everyone is invited” — not just children on the autism spectrum, but any kids, and parents and ...

Remember when kids could simply play with their toys? They still can. But parents are increasingly spending on toys that are chockablock with tech components, and that promise to turn their kids into ...

STEM-based schoolwork is a key part of your kid’s curriculum, but encouraging genuine enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and math that extends the classroom requires more than a good ...