Botley is a cute robot that teaches the basics of coding to children as young as 5 years old. Yet, it also grows with your child offering advanced if/then coding logic as they sharpen their skills.

Smart toys are in. Coding robot Botley was one of the stars of the 2018 London Toy Fair. The droid-like creation of Binary Bots aims to get kids excited about STEM topics.

Learning Resources Botley the Coding Robot Activity Set The Learning Resources Botley the Coding Robot Activity Set ($46, originally $80) teaches kids to code through screen-free play.

In 2018, Botley helped define a new category of screen-free coding toys. Last night's TOTY tops a list of more than 13 accolades and awards for the screen-free coding robot including "Best of CES ...

Many use easy drag-and-drop tools so kids can code on their tablets or smartphones. Others offer screen-free opportunities, such as Botley the Coding Robot, which relies on a remote programmer.

Botley 2.0 Coding Robot Activity Set The battery-powered coding robot, Botley 2.0 (Image Credit: Learning Resources) For parents looking for screen-free STEM toys Botley 2.0 is worth a look.

Coding toys for younger children tend to focus on using basic commands to get a robot to do something - such as move forward or draw with a pen - while coding kits for older kids can be a whole ...