This year at CES, Lego is bridging the gap with Boost, a basic robotics- and programming-oriented kit that’s supposed to be more playful than didactic.

LEGO Boost is our new favorite LEGO set—building robots and programming them with the tablet app is just too much fun. Build really cool Lego robots, and then control them with your tablet? Yes ...

There are also quite a few sound-based programming options, including recording your own reusable sound bites and applying filters, even though there isn’t a single speaker in the Lego Boost kit.

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

Lego Boost, a new robot building and programming kit, could turn anyone into a mad (ly) happy scientist.

However, Lego Boost is much more than just a kit for building Lego robots. It is an instruction manual that literally teaches users how to program their robots to do certain tasks.

After getting through the tutorial of bluetooth pairing and programming, the real fun beings. The Boost tool kit works with regular Legos as well.

Read the full guide to robotics kits for beginners. When we tested robotics kits for beginners, the Lego Boost set won over the toughest critics: kids. And robotics pros, makers, and hobbyists agreed.

Lego has announced a kit for building and programming robots, designed to encourage a younger generation to learn how to code, at this year's CES.

Two upcoming Lego sets will help you build additional robots with the company's popular Boost platform.

Each one guides users through the building and programming process in a step-by-step fashion, where each completed task unlocks a new one. A Lego Boost motor.

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