Getting children interested in robotics is easier than ever these days. A number of platforms exist that provide an introduction to the subject and some—like the Thymio—are appearing inside classrooms ...

Educational robotics have become increasingly reliable, affordable, and appealing, educators in the field believe—yet they still have qualms about using them for instruction, says a new European study ...

UPDATE July 1, 2016, 2:45 p.m. EST: Kat Borlongan just reached out to Mashable and provided more information on this story that we added in. While most fifth graders are naturally focused on straight ...

Robots are only as smart as their programmer, a fact that media and interaction design students at the Swiss arts university ECAL highlight in a clever video featuring Thymio robots spelling out ...

A two-week workshop to use data and design to improve the lives of Parisians was initially intended for advanced candidates. The fellows will have a slightly different demographic than that, however — ...

The company's sensor uses sonar and echos to give robots more information about their surrounding environment.

The Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship boasts of bringing together “bright young minds” and granting them the resources to achieve great goals. This year, they stretched the “young” label a little ...