Feature Before my daughter got to test out Dash and Dot, our dogs were already getting to know them. I’d gotten the two kid-friendly robots — Dash, who sits up high on three wheels, and Dot ...

At one point, the robot that would become Dash had its wheels visible. “We would always hear back from girls that, ‘This looks like a truck or a car — my brother would play with it.

Dash is a one-eyed, three-wheeled, robot toy that is oozing with personality and designed to help kids learn how to program, all while playing games, singing songs, or just chasing the dogs around ...

The educational robots come with a pack of add-on accessories like Lego brick connectors for giving the toys a new look; a xylophone that lets Dash, the explorer of the two, compose and play tunes ...

Based in San Mateo, Calif., Wonder Workshop builds robots that help teach children age 5 and up how to code. Initially named Play-i, the company was founded in 2012 by CEO Vikas Gupta, CTO Saurabh ...

Users of Dash and Dot can ccess a Wonder Workshop “Playbook” when they open Swift Playgrounds on their iPads. The Playbook will show them which robots are nearby and that they can begin coding.

Dash's first robo is a smartphone-controlled, insect-like running robot, which can be shipped in a flat pack as a 2D kit, and then folded out "origami" style and assembled by consumers at home.