Robot coding for kids hot in China
By Wu Yong | China Daily | Updated: 2017-05-29 08:25 An employee performs a quality control inspection on Lego Duplo figures on the assembly line at the Lego plant, in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. Akos Stiller / Bloomberg via Getty Images Educationalists say language creates rich dialogue between mankind and machines Five-year-old Duoduo is clearly hooked on her new toy, a blue robot called Dash. Dash - a programming robot compatible with iOS and Android devices that can be controlled through mobile apps - was designed by Silicon Valley-based Wonder Workshop Inc, and became popular in the Chinese market from last year. If the English language is a universal communications tool for people, coding is another vital tool for dialogue between human beings and machines in the age of artificial intelligence," said Brian Yang, general manager Asia Pacific at Wonder Workshop, a manufacturer of toy robots which teach kids how to code.
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