"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 ...

Registration is open for Fox Valley Robotics and Batavia Robotics' 20th season with new robotics challenges for kids in first through 12th grades. The LegoWolves Division for first- and third-graders ...

A Saturday morning in Wisconsin doesn’t always come with the sound of whirring motors, clicking gears, and kids cheering as a tiny robot rolls toward a finish line. But that’s exactly what unfolded at ...

This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. See correction below. In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation highlights positive ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Child’s play….or social skills teaching? Yes ...

The following is an excerpt from The New Breed: What Our History With Animals Reveals About Our Future With Robots by Kate Darling. The Huggable is a soft, fully animated blue teddy bear with a green ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ –Dash Robotics, makers of hand-held, bio-inspired robots that are easy and fun for anyone to build, has secured $1.4 million in a round of seed funding ...

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 ...

A new robot kit for kids has been launched via Kickstarter offering smart blocks that can be used to create a wide variety of different robotic projects bringing them to life with code. The Robo ...

If the death of Jibo taught us anything, it's that it doesn't take much for humans to become emotionally attached to their robot companions. But I suppose that's something we learned when Roomba ...