Robotics program students at Blackstone Academy, with help from Brown grad Benjamin Phelps, build a toy car to help a child with disabilities.

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.

He mentions that Next Step students have won prizes in city-wide robotics competitions, and they hope to compete at national level. The robots are finished and running over the floor, including ...