Smartibots, a robotics platform engineered around foldable cardboard, launched on Kickstarter in late June. It's projected to ship by the end of 2018.

Smartibot is the world’s first cardboard robot that can think for itself. We’ve been talking to the man behind it to find out how you’ll be able to assemble your own.

If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

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Learn how to make a robot using recycled materials in this BBC Bitesize guide for Reception.

How Do You Make A Robot That People Will Talk To? Make It As Cute As Wall-E Boxie, a robot created at MIT Media Lab, relies on adorableness rather than artificial intelligence to meet its goals.