LEGO Boost is our new favorite LEGO set—building robots and programming them with the tablet app is just too much fun. Build really cool Lego robots, and then control them with your tablet? Yes, ...

“For fifteen years, the MINDSTORMS community has been pushing the boundaries of LEGO robotics, challenging each other at events, participating in competitions and creating robots that do everything ...

LAS VEGAS -- Vernie considers me with his icy blue yes, an orange eyebrow slightly cocked. Then, suddenly, he races forward and asks me my name. I shout it into the nearby tablet and we commence ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Lego Mindstorms has taught hordes of teens to learn how to program robots ...

Inspired by Lego, Tinybop’s Robot Factory encourages kids to design robots beyond their wildest imaginations. Kids shouldn’t be buying into a brand narrative. They should be creating the narratives ...

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I’m allergic to cats, but the one sitting on my desk, purring when I pet it, is dander-free, almost 100% plastic, and built and programmed by me. Frankie the Cat is just one of a five robot-building ...

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LAS VEGAS--Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, start your programming engines: Lego Mindstorms EV3 is here. The third full generation of Lego's programmable robotics platform, EV3 is aimed at both ...

If you've ever used Legos to build a car that can wheel around, a pulley that can lift stuff or a claw that can grab an item, then you've gotten almost halfway to engineering a robot. That's part of ...