Which LEGO robot kits are best? Building LEGO toys has long been a favorite pastime for kids of all ages. Over the years, the LEGO brand has expanded to all kinds of different kits — from Adidas ...

Consumer-focused robots have been having a bit of a hard time in recent years. Just last week, Anki, maker of the adorable Cozmo and Vector bots, was the latest robot maker to go under as consumers ...

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When reviewing a building toy it’s impossible not to make comparisons with Lego. Not only are its bricks able to build everything from dinosaurs to X-wings, Lego also offers robotics sets that have ...

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LEGO introduced its Mindstorms toy robots 15 years ago, starting a movement toward intelligent toys and instigating a large hobbyist community that was interested in the educational value of ...

Products available for purchase through affiliate links. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Called the Toy Block, the coding toy appears to rely ...

REDMOND, Wash.--Steve Hassenplug must not sleep very much. The Lafayette, Ind., software engineer is a member of the Lego Mindstorms NXT developer program, and even among the hard-core Lego fanatics ...

If the urge to create a robot petting zoo of your own hasn't subsided since Maker Faire, 3D Systems' new Cubify toy robots might help fill that void in your droid-loving heart. The 3D-printed bots may ...

The CubeStormer can solve the Rubik's cube in less than 12 seconds every time. And it looks like it could it be a StarGate. Prepare yourselves, humans! Be warned my fellow humans, robots will not be ...

It’s being billed as “Lego for adults” and could mean your fondness for construction toys may no longer be just a guilty pleasure. The new robotics kit created by China-based Makeblock provides all ...