Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand.

The bell rang, and students started streaming into the classroom in twos and threes. Chatter filled the room as one booming voice shouted directions. Around 60 students gathered for teacher Ian ...

A small robot moved across the Anglin family's dining table, which has been converted into a game board of sorts. The robot completed a series of challenges set up on the competition mat, tasks that ...

In recent years, Sphero is probably best known for its rolling BB-8 toy based on the chipper droid from the Star Wars sequels, as well as a tiny robotic R2-D2 that’s surprisingly animated and lifelike ...

Students ages 9 to 14 traded their books and pens for wrenches and pins as they went head-to-head at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, Lego League Robotics ...