No need to code, compile and test, Root users can see their programming changes live on the Root robot. The iPad and robot stay in constant contact via Bluetooth low energy.

Instead of having to dive into a robot’s configuration files to change block_target_color from #FF0000 to #FFFF00, you could just type “pick up the yellow block” and the robot would do the rest.

I’m in a laboratory at Drexel University watching a remote-controlled robot do a spastic breakdance across the floor. The fist-sized, brightly colored bot looks simple enough: It has two wheels ...

Some of our favorite smart toys of 2018—from Anki Cozmo to littlebits’ Droid Inventor Kit to LEGO BOOST—all have block-based coding interfaces, encouraging kids to learn how to code as they ...

Xiaomi is producing a plastic toy robot that you can assemble into different forms, and control with an app. Called the Toy Block, the coding toy appears to rely on Lego-like pieces.The kit will ...

A Harvard team is beta-testing a robot they hope will solve the computer science teacher shortage by helping any teacher become a computer science teacher. Support nonprofit news. $10/mo. $15/mo .

Next to Boston Dynamics' leaping humanoids, the dice-like M-Block robots from MIT might not look very cool. Considering their lack of limbs, though, the latest versions can perform some impressive ...

Robot vs Android: PIN-cracking machine can break any code in hours. The PIN codes used to protect smartphones offer a useful line of defense against criminals - unless, that is, your device falls ...