By Dian Schaffhauser
The county is familiar with competitive robotics. One of its high schools teams was ranked as the fourth best in the world, based on its performance during the 2019 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Detroit.
By Jenny Nash, Leanna Prater
Students today need to understand not only how to code online, but also how computer science and coding connect to the tangible objects in the world around them.
By Sara Friedman
The robotics company has announced the commercial launch of RVR, a customizable robot that teaches students how to code.
By Sara Friedman
VEX Robotics is launching a professional development program to train teachers on how to use the company’s robotics products.
By Sara Friedman
The KIBO Home Robotics Course gives home educators and caregivers a new way to introduce coding and robotics to young children without using computers or screen time.
By Sara Friedman
RoboWunderkind is launching The Robo Coding Saga to give young children opportunities to experiment with building and coding robots.
By Dian Schaffhauser
Robotical, an Edinburgh, UK robotics company that introduced "Marty" in 2016 as a STEM learning tool, has announced a second-generation version that comes with new resources for the classrooms.
By Sara Friedman
Sony is giving educators a sneak peek of its KOOV Educator Kit through a new trial version that supports two learners and comes with 86 blocks, accessories, sensors, motors and LEDs.
By Dian Schaffhauser
LEGO and Amazon are challenging students to bring voice commands to robots. The two have announced a joint voice challenge, hoping schools will pick up on the contest as an in-class activity.
By Dian Schaffhauser
LEGO and Amazon have announced a joint voice challenge. The two companies are hoping teachers will pick up on the contest as an in-class or after-school activity.
By Sara Friedman
The LEGO MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge connects LEGO robots to the Amazon Alexa Gadgets Toolkit and tasks contest participants to create voice-powered experiences.
By Sara Friedman
Vernier has opened its latest engineering contest, which will award cash and equipment to educators who teach engineering.