The class lasted for an hour using 300 of Makeblock's programmable robot mBots and its programming software mBlock as the teaching tools. 971 students were taught by the director of logical ...

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.

Makeblock’s kits come with everything needed to assemble a variety of robots, including electronic and mechanical components, as well as specialized software that can program the completed robots.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to program an Arduino and also have an interest in robotics, the Makeblock Arduino Starter Robot Kit is 46% off, or only $79.99, for the next five days.

Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education ...

Arduino fans will love the Makeblock Arduino starter robot kit that we have in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store.

As workplace robots become more common in retail stores, hospitals, and warehouses, their human coworkers need to know how to use and reprogram them. Yet most people lack that kind of highly technical ...