In a sea of coding-for-kids products, an update to Anki’s holiday-shopping darling, Cozmo the robot, may have one of the best chances of success. Read on.

The best robot kit for younger kids, Lego Boost turns programming into a game your child will want to play.

Best Overall: Lego Boost Ages: 5 - 10 Our favorite robot kit overall, Lego Boost is so simple that even a preliterate child can use its app to learn programming basics.

The kit comes with a visual programming language that makes it fast and easy to program your robot. Pick up the SunFounder Nano DIY 4-DOF Robot Kit at the here for just $49.99.

The small robot takes about 15 minutes to build using an easy-to-follow guide and step-by-step instructions in 3D. Kids can start coding in Scratch, a graphic programming language, with free ...

One way of doing this is to get learners to program a robot; instructing it to move about, perform tasks, and interact with its environment.

Dash Robotics makes small bio-inspired robots that teach kids how to program while they play.

Vortex is an interactive robot toy which aims to be fun for children to play with, while teaching them to program. Currently looking for funding on Kickstarter, the Arduino-based bot comes ready ...

Sparki is a robot that teaches kids how to program. It’s built on an Arduino, and uses a drag-and-drop programming UI so kids can get started “in minutes.” ...