I just had to tackle DIY bouncy balls

Here at Robot Test Kitchen, we're big proponents of learning from failure. Sometimes I take it a step further and see a fail as a challenge, and that was the case with DIY Bouncy Balls. After reading Heather's post and seeing that picture of cup full of multicolored goo, I knew it was something I would …

Have You Updated Your Cubelets OS?

Recently Modular Robotics, the maker of Cubelets, updated their Cubelets operating system (OS4).  If you are planning on buying any new Cubelets, you'll want to update your old Cubelets so they can talk to each other. You need a bluetooth cube to do this. Last week, I needed to buy more batteries.  It's been my experience …

True Confessions: Faking it…and Feeling Good

Yesterday was a pretty great day for me.  I had my first Homeschool Hangout...a place where homeschool kids can spend time at the library.  We did a tour, talked books, and played with LittleBits.  During the program, I asked what sort of things they'd like to do and playing with robots and computer coding came …