Monday, September 29, 2014

Article: Turning Programming Into Child’s Play

Dash is a small blue robot that can be programmed to play the xylophone, kick a ball, act like a dog and deliver messages — for instance, a prerecorded rendition of the "Happy Birthday" song. Its head, which spins around, has a single, Cyclops-like eye. Sometimes Dash emits a cheerful chime — a s...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/business/using-robotics-to-teach-computer-programming.html?gwt=pay

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