The robots are controllable by an iPad and are intended for kids to customize their functions and progressively learn building blocks of programming.

Sorrento Valley — Cables and screwdrivers cover every corner of a partitioned room where different kids build new robots each week, making cardboard mazes to test their robot trucks… ...

Enter Vortex, the robotic toy for kids that teaches them how to program and how to build their very own technology.

At Kingwood Middle School and Kingwood High School, students are getting a more hands-on learning experience with building robots thanks to a $25,000 grant to expand its robotics program.