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 and ...

Transforming into vehicles or animal robots, Foldabots became a favorite from 2006, with each issue offering a new robot to ...

Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The marketing ...

Terk offers do-it-yourself robot recipes using off-the-shelf parts, onboard Linux controller. Photos: DIY robots from recipes In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts.

The fall industrial design studio, UX/UI-Robot in a Box, was led by Professor of Industrial Design Deb Johnson, BID ’86, with designer and alumnus Steve Turbek, BID ’95, joining as a guest instructor.

Craft and construction kits have been a blessing in our recent lockdown phases, and now there’s a new one that might appeal to those interested in tinkering with robots. ArmPal is a robot arm kit that ...

February 8, 2009 Segway slipped into the lexicon as the term for a self-balancing ride-on robot soon after the launch of Dean Kamen's famous invention in 2001. The Segway is certainly a unique way to ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud.