Can These Tiny Robots Teach Fourth Graders How To Code?

LocoRobo is an early-stage startup using robotic toys to teach kids the fundamentals of programming.

I'm in a laboratory at Drexel University watching a remote-controlled robot do a spastic breakdance across the floor. The fist-sized, brightly colored bot looks simple enough: It has two wheels, two antennae, and what appears to be a friendly face. But it has a mission much bigger and more ambitious than its tiny form factor: This thing wants to teach kids how to become programmers.

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