It’s being billed as “Lego for adults” and could mean your fondness for construction toys may no longer be just a guilty pleasure.

Now, a Shenzhen-based startup called Makeblock has raised $30 million in Series B venture funding to serve all those parents with programmable robots, and robot-building kits for kids and teens.

The Chinese startup invading the world’s classrooms A young entrepreneur turned his hobby into Makeblock, a booming business that’s helping students around the world learn by building robots.

Chinese robotic startup Makeblock has closed a series C-round fundraising totaling 300 million yuan ($44 million), as Beijing's drive for leadership in advanced industries motivates investors to ...

SHENZHEN, China , May. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — mBot is the first STEM educational robot for kids to learn programming, electronics and more based on open-source platform – Arduino, created by ...

Get ready to program the fun! The Codeybot coding robot project has launched via the Kickstarter crowd funding website looking to raise $100,000 in pledges to make the jump from concept to production.

Teachers or parents looking for a way for their children to learn more about coding robotics and electronics may be interested in a new programmable robot called Codey Rocky. Specifically created ...

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to program an Arduino and also have an interest in robotics, the Makeblock Arduino Starter Robot Kit is 46% off, or only $79.99, for the next five days.

At Bett, Makeblock announced its strategic global program STEAM On Board that it will concentrate on building up an educator-oriented global network in 2020 aiming to reach 10,000 schools worldwide.