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Why Are Robotics for Kids Important Educationally?

Robotics for Kids Robots and kids go together like peanut butter and jelly, ice cream and cake, shoes and socks resistors and capacitors. Today there are many low-cost construction kits � and many popular movies that glamorize automatons. Today more and more children are exploring the exciting world of robots. Robotic toys educational value Kids excitement about robotics is not a bad thing. Robotics and education go hand in hand.  There are multiple disciplines involved, including software programming, mechanical engineering, electronics, and potentially human psychology. For each child there is a potential for many options for further study and exploration. Play time as education The best use of educational time is experiential.  That is not book learning, but learning from actually doing.  While building a robot can be a time consuming affair, there are many simple assembly kits that can combine playtime with learning about robots.  These ready to go kits provide the necessary compon