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Modular robot toys get it together at CES

LAS VEGAS--Say what you want about the cool panoramic cameras and futuristic augmented-reality technology on display at CES' Eureka Park.

The reality is everyone here loves robots--at least judging by the crowd of people at the Modular Robotics booth today.

Modular Robotics is a Boulder, Colo.-based startup that has created a robot construction kit that lets kids--or adults, judging from those here--build a robot by snapping together powerful cubes, or what the company calls Cubelets.

Each Cubelet has a different function. Black ones, for instance, are sensors, and the colorful ones are "thinking" Cubelets that react to … Read more

Cubelets make for 'robotic good times'

Legos are great, but if you're looking for something a little more animated, you might want to check out Cubelets, a robot construction kit that its creator likens to playing with bumblebees.

Yeah, I don't really get the bees reference either, but Cubelets look awesome nonetheless. Cubelets consist of a set of building blocks that you can interlock together to create a robot. Each cube has a name and a function that falls into one of three categories: action, sense, and think. For example, there is a block that acts as the battery, one that rotates, and another that provides light. … Read more