It used to be that if you gave a 3Doodler Start to a child, you'd have to throw them some stencils or otherwise pray they were creative enough to make something neat. Not so anymore. Eager to empower ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

To get ahead in the 21st century, children not only need to be able to use technology but to develop it. That's why so many parents want their kids to learn how to code, and there's no better way to ...

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BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Soft Robotics today announced the release of mGrip, the company’s first on-demand, modular automation system. mGrip will enable the rapid proliferation of soft ...

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KinderLab Robotics has launched a new robot building and programming platform called Kibo that's designed for youngsters from 4 years and up. After customizing and personalizing a two-wheeled base ...

A prototype of the plywood kit. Note the rotary encoder is cardboard. [Credit: Dustin and David Andrews] Do you ever dream of building a robot army to take over the world, but you don’t quite have the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese toymaker Bandai Namco has begun recycling materials used in its Gunpla plastic models, an effort to raise fans' awareness of Gunpla -- plastic models based on the Mobile Suit Gundam ...