Step-by-step illustrated instructions for sewing and robot-building activities from SLJ’s 2016 School Librarian of the Year.
SLJ Reviews Sphero’s New Robot, SPRK+
By on July 5, 2016
An upgrade of the popular robotic sphere, SPRK+ sports a tougher, transparent shell and other features, all toward making STEAM learning fun.
Classrooms Connect Virtually To Code with Finch Robots
By on March 18, 2016
Distance didn’t keep these three school librarians from scoring a grant for Finch robots so that their students could all code together.
Library Robot Coming To Welsh University
By on March 17, 2016
At Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom, users will soon have a novel means of consulting the catalog at the college’s Hugh Owen Library. Rather than typing their request, or asking a reference librarian, students can be led to the title they’re looking for by a robot with access to all of the library’s holdings.
SLJ Reviews Kid-Friendly Robots Dash and Dot | Test Drive
By on September 7, 2015
Dash and Dot, by Wonder Workshop, are two robot “buddies” that arrive ready to play and program out of the box. Chad Sansing takes them for a test drive and considers their potential application in the classroom.
LEGO Celebrates 15th Year of Mindstorms Robots With New EV3 Platform
By on January 9, 2013
The LEGO Group has unveiled LEGO Mindstorms EV3, a radically redesigned upgrade to its popular robotics platform that’s designed to introduce a new generation of tech-savvy kids to the world of robot building and programming. LEGO announced the new platform earlier this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, timed to the 15th anniversary of the original Mindstorms debut.
