Making robots is a snap for these kids By Hiroko Sato UPDATED: July 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM EDT ...

Jeremy S. Cook If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

A living-room kill switch, simple enough for kids to use, short-circuits electricity so robots would stop working. The designers imagine the kill switches becoming as common as smoke detectors.

Kids can program the droids to embark on 40 different missions. Like most robotics kits, it’s also compatible with its own smartphone app, called Lego Boost, available on iOS, Android, Kindle ...

Scratch: A programming language designed for kids ages 8 to 16. It’s separate from Arduino but still widely used in schools for creating games, programming robots, designing animations, and more.

Best for little kids (ages 5-7): Learning Resources Botley the Coding Robot Best for big kids (ages 8-12): Jimu Mythical Series: Robot Dragon Best for teens (ages 13+): Makeblock mBot Ultimate ...

DIY robots are becoming the gateway to coding. Over the last couple of years, a new wave of cute-faced bots has taken shape to make programming languages fun for kids. Instead of dense textbooks ...

As kids learn how to program their own robot in Wonder, they will be able to translate their commands into more widely used languages. “If you engage children, learning will happen automatically ...