educational robotics

Robotics tutor for primary school children

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 04 Nov 2016

By: Ian Salter The use of robotic tutors in primary school classrooms is one step closer according to research recently published in the open access journal Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience...

How to get started (and progress) in robotics: A quick guide for teens and adults

Robots for Roboticists 09 Dec 2015

I get many questions from people about how I think kids and adults should get started in robotics, how they should progress, and what they should buy, to learn about robotics. This is a quick guide t...

Phiro is a smart robot that lets kids learn to code 5 different ways

Deepti Suchindran 16 Nov 2015

Just like reading, writing and arithmetic, problem solving and innovative thinking are essential 21st century skills our children need. Research shows that one of the most effective ways for kids to l...

One year later: Update from Leka, Robot Launch 2014 Grand Winner

Ladislas de Toldi and Leka 02 Jul 2015

Almost one year ago, Leka won the Grand Prize at the 2014 Robot Launch competition for Moti, a robotic toy that helps autistic children learn to regulate their own emotions through play. Leka cofounde...

Jade Robot: Hands on STEM for kids and classrooms

Myke Predko 18 Jun 2015

The Jade Robot is a fully-developed educational robot designed to engage and excite the next generation of scientists and engineers. It has just completed six months of in-classroom testing with st...

Thymio goes wireless!

Robohub Editors 04 Jun 2015

Thymio is a playful robot designed to help children discover programming, motors, light and motion sensors, and ultimately, logical and inventive thinking - right out of the box. Earlier versions...

Muribot: Bringing university level robotics to consumers of all abilities

Michael Stone 06 May 2015

Muribot is an affordable, compact robot kit, designed to make coding and robotics easily accessible to people of all ages and skill levels. It packs in quality hardware, usually seen only at universit...

Kidbotics review: Thymio II

Kidbotics 05 Dec 2014

This is Kidbotics, [tweetquote]a new educational robotics review series for kids who, like me, are just coming into the robotics scene.[/tweetquote] I am 12 years old, and these reviews are meant to g...