In a sea of coding-for-kids products, an update to Anki’s holiday-shopping darling, Cozmo the robot, may have one of the best chances of success. Read on.

Cozmo could recognize your face and greet you and play simple games with blocks. But now the robot is now getting smarter and easier to program with a tool called Cozmo Code Lab.

Best Overall: Lego Boost Ages: 5 - 10 Our favorite robot kit overall, Lego Boost is so simple that even a preliterate child can use its app to learn programming basics.

Vortex is an interactive robot toy which aims to be fun for children to play with, while teaching them to program. Currently looking for funding on Kickstarter, the Arduino-based bot comes ready ...

Dash Robotics makes small bio-inspired robots that teach kids how to program while they play.

DIY robots are becoming the gateway to coding. Over the last couple of years, a new wave of cute-faced bots has taken shape to make programming languages fun for kids. Instead of dense textbooks ...

One way of doing this is to get learners to program a robot; instructing it to move about, perform tasks, and interact with its environment.

The best robot kit for younger kids, Lego Boost turns programming into a game your child will want to play.