When it comes to robot dogs, Boston Dynamics' Spot machine is certainly among the first ones to come to mind. The yellow quadruped has made the headlines ever since it was “born” last summer and it’s ...

There's a new STEM option in town. The Robot Inventor kit can be turned into five robots, which can play basketball, walk, and shoot darts at intruders. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...