In Ian Chow-Miller’s classroom at Mason Middle School, students learn to code robots with bricks many of them have seen before.

Those viral Chez Robots are everywhere this summer — including summer camp. Eleven kids aged 7 to 10 attended summer camp last week, keeping cool and giving a voice to their very own “viral robot,” ...

Not only is building and programming robots super cool, but as they continue and get more sophisticated, the students will learn skills that are very much in demand in today’s workforce.

Some of the activities included programming robots, exploring virtual realities and flying drones. The event was hosted by WeCode KC, a nonprofit working to give all kids opportunities in the tech ...