The enduring appeal of Lego comes not from the complexity of the sets, nor the adorable minifigure versions of pop culture icons, but from the build process itself, and turning a box of seemingly ...

Lego's Mindstorms have been a popular platform for teaching robotics. The new Mindstorm NXT takes this to the next level with a sophisticated NXT control module featuring a pair of built-in processors ...

There's a new STEM option in town. The Robot Inventor kit can be turned into five robots, which can play basketball, walk, and shoot darts at intruders. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

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 ...