DFRobot, a company that has been building robots for the education market since 2008, this week introduced its first attempt at making a robot accessible to all children, with the debut of Vortex – an ...

The Plen is a cute 9-inch tall miniature bipedal robot that can be controlled directly from any Android handset. The Plen robot connects via Bluetooth and is capable of performing complex series of ...

When Disney unleashed a slew of new toys for its latest upcoming “Star Wars” movie, a little app-controlled robot named BB-8 stole consumer hearts — and sold out at many stores. But BB-8 wasn’t at ...

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