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STEM Holiday Gifts for Kids

November 21, 2018Shopping guides and reviews, Technologychristmas shopping, educational toys, erector set, gravitrax, Kids Computer, LEGO Boost, Mindstorms, Raspberry Pi, Robots, slime kit, STEM toy, toys for kidsGreg Laden

Tis the season to give robots and slime.

The two big news items for STEM holiday shopping this year are a) Robots have leveled off in complexity and price and b) slime has come of age. Continue reading STEM Holiday Gifts for Kids →

Extending The LEGO Boost Robot Kit With A Book

November 6, 2018Shopping guides and reviews, TechnologyLEGO Boost, LEGO Idea Book, RobotsGreg Laden

The LEGO Boost Creative Toolbox is a humanoid robot that is also a guitar, a dogbot, and an industrial fabrication machine. Which of these things it is depends on which set of instructions you follow. A scratch-like programming language lets you control the boost from a phone or tablet, via blue tooth. It is not cheap, but it is an amazing and excellent toy.

It does take absolutely forever to build any of these projects, but there are stages along the way where you can stop and play with what you’ve got so far. Continue reading Extending The LEGO Boost Robot Kit With A Book →