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Unlike many STEM toys that rely heavily on building-block pieces, the Rider kit is ready to use out of the box and you don’t need to spend time assembling the robot. It might be a disappointment if ...

Makers, hobbyists and education establishments that have ever wanted to build their own robot, complete with a variety of different sensors. Are sure to be interested in a new open source robot called ...

While schools have been using robots to educate students in the art of science and engineering for decades now, not every school or teacher can afford to put one of these robots in the hands of their ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Lego’s Mindstorms Robot Inventor kit is a new set that lets ...

Minecraft has partly replaced Lego bricks as a creative platform for young tinkerers, but while it is a fantastic avenue for training computer and block-building skills, Mojang's hit videogame also ...

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Another day, another inventive use for Willow Garage's PR2 robot. In this case, it's the students at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence lab, who've successfully programmed a PR2 to ...