--- title: Coding For Kids: This Kids' Toy Teaches Coding description: Kickstarter's latest craze is Cubetto, a $195 robot and game system designed to spark young kids' interest in coding. Here's how it works. 1 A... canonical: https://time.com/4262506/a-kids-toy-that-teaches-coding/ author: Julie Shapiro article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-17T10:18:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:22:38.514Z article:section: Ideas og:title: See The New Kids' Toy That Teaches Coding og:description: Kickstarter's latest craze is Cubetto, a $195 robot and game system designed to spark young kids' interest in coding. 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