Lego’s new kit teaches kids to code

The company is launching a new building and coding set at CES 2017 this week that brings movement to Legos. The Lego Boost kit lets kids build five different smart toy models, including a cat, robot and guitar, with the help of sensors and motors.

Te Manawa keeping the kids busy during the summer

Dinosaurs are set to remain all the rage at Te Manawa over the summer, with programmes designed to teach children about the extinct creatures taking place during the holidays. Children spent Friday in the museum’s courtyard playing with a snow machine, bringing a bit of white Christmas to sunny Palmerston North.

UBTECH Introduces TankBot: the First Jimu Robot that Runs on Treads

UBTECH Robotics, the company that created the cutting-edge Alpha Series of humanoid robots, today introduced TankBot, the latest addition to its line of STEM-friendly Jimu Robots for kids and teens. TankBot is the first Jimu Robot to run on tank treads for unprecedented mobility and features an infrared sensor that allows it to follow commands to detect, pick up or manoeuvre around objects.

Trend Micro Provides IoT Buyers Guide for Holiday Shopping Security Concerns,

Infographics and an interactive quiz are also available, highlighting product features that threat actors can use for accessing personal information and monetary exploitation. “Our goal with these resources is to help parents and guardians keep their families safe from online privacy and security risks,” said Lynette Owens, founder and global director of Internet Safety for Kids & Families at Trend Micro.

Hands-on toys that teach are really hot

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Fisher-Price’s Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar introduces basic coding concepts by letting preschoolers assemble segments that tell the caterpillar to do different things. Toys that teach aren’t a new thing, but a growing number are calling for kids to build with blocks, circuits or everyday items before reaching for a tablet screen.

Scientific kids tackle wild hog population dilemma

In a hut tucked away in the woods of northwestern Pike County, a group of young scientists is studying ways to stop a threat of nationwide proportions – wild hogs. The children – Nicholas Davis, 11, Daniel Holifield, 10, sister Sarah, 11, and Seth Russell, 10 – are members of FIRST Lego League.