Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand.

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Built from a simple Lego NXT kit, a new student-built robotic system can identify different types of dance and music in an intelligent independent manner. The next step is to create and manage ...

A team led by Northwestern Engineering researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch. To test the new AI, the researchers ...

Pancakes can give bacon a run for its money. [Photo: ‘Mexican Viking’ on Blogspot] You know what’s potentially on a par with–or even cooler than–Lego bricks? Pancakes. The fluffier, the better. (OK, ...