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, his more static ...

Students designed, built and coded their own balloon floats before sending them down a parade route powered by Dash robots.

My kids are engaging in those midsummer clichés that drive parents crazy; jockeying for position to create a string of code, peppering me with factoids about cause and effect and playing quietly for ...