Bringing Robots into the Classroom

Inexpensive (and cute!) machines can work wonders as teaching tools. 

By Jim Sullivan
Oct 4, 2013 4:00 PMNov 12, 2019 4:48 AM
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Schoolchildren in Buffalo, New York, interact with a Navy robot. | U.S. Navy

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Something cute and pocket-size is showing up in schools all over the world this fall. No, it’s not Flat Stanley. It’s Sparki, the newest robot from ArcBotics.

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