Lego Mindstorms robots have done wonders getting kids interested in science and programming. Now Lego Education is launching a new robot learning system, dubbed WeDo 2.0, to help teach kids about ...

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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 ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

Lego unveiled its new building set at the ongoing CES 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. However, this year, the bricks can be programed using “Lego Boost.” The programmable robotic kit that’s quite different ...

Developers can build intelligent robots with Java, as it provides APIs for programming systems that can see, hear, speak, move, and even learn, using neural networks, which are algorithms that mimic ...

From adorable Tamagotchi-like robots, to LEGO’s new Smart Brick, to tech-infused Rubik’s Cubes, toys are in abundance at the CES 2026 tech conference in Las Vegas. These types of innovations could ...

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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 ...

AMES, Iowa – The team of middle schoolers didn’t know how to make an app. Neither did their teacher. But that didn’t stop them. And so, when the “Rubble Busters” from Maxwell show up for the Iowa ...