Playful Invention Co., a child-oriented tech start-up, was warned that "gender-neutral robotics set" was an oxymoron--but the company is hoping to challenge that notion with its new PicoCricket Kit.

Two MIT Media Lab students created "an invention kit for the 21st century" and recently attempted to raise $25,000 via Kickstarter. The project instead raised more than half a million dollars, piquing ...

A pair of graduate students from MIT Media Lab have taken to Kickstarter to fund a project designed to turn anyone into an inventor. The MaKey MaKey invention kit allows an individual to turn just ...

Think your kid would enjoy a security system for their piggy bank? How about a programmable pop-up puppet to prank their little brother? These are just a couple of the things they can make with the ...

Those of you interested in learning a little bit more about Arduino and Internet of Things, maybe interested modular system created by the official Arduino team to enable you to create connected ...

Do you fancy making your own joypad from bits of play-doh, turning your stairs into a piano keyboard or even substituting your space bar with a banana? All this capability and more can be yours, ...