Robot kits can help children learn to build as well as to code. Based on our testing, here are the best kits for every age and skill level.

KinderLab Robotics has launched a new robot building and programming platform called Kibo that's designed for youngsters from 4 years and up. After customizing and personalizing a two-wheeled base ...

Kids can program the robot by arranging a series of wooden programming blocks, all without ever touching an iPad.

The new 949-piece Robot Inventor kit allows children and kids-at-heart to create five robots in one kit. Of course, players can always create more with Lego.

These robot toys and kits help teach children problem-solving skills—ones they’ll need as they grow into adults in a world run by machines.

The robotics kit is a LEGO-compatible STEM toy designed for kids between ages five and eight. It teaches problem solving and is designed to help kids increase their attention spans.

The best robot kit for younger kids, Lego Boost turns programming into a game your child will want to play.

We review ClicBot, a STEM-toy robot construction kit aimed at kids age 8 and up, though there’s enough sophistication here that it’ll engage geeky adults as well–whether or not they have kids.

Now, a Shenzhen-based startup called Makeblock has raised $30 million in Series B venture funding to serve all those parents with programmable robots, and robot-building kits for kids and teens.

We also had kids ages 7 to 12 test our favorites. I’ve spent the past decade writing about maker technology—everything from 3D printers to robotics kits to soldering irons.