The Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar from Fisher-Price ($49.99 on Amazon) is a caterpillar that encourages kids to experiment and play while developing coding, sequencing and critical thinking skills ...

Guided by a specially designed Teacher Guide, students learn basic principles of computer coding, sequencing and other cause-and-effect programming illustrated in a simple and colorful way by the Code ...

But enough adult talk. Back on the big oval world rug in the ECRC classroom, the three children are ending their latest Rapunzel/Code-a-pillar small group-guided play session. Diih discusses the idea ...

From Hasbro's Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar to Anki's Cozmo to the Lego Boost kit, theses games and robots are teaching kids the basics of computer programming.

Making its debut at this week’s CES show in Las Vegas, the Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar is just what the name implies: a robotic caterpillar that gently introduces wee ones to the basics of coding.

Fisher-Price's big 2016 toy might be the Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar. It's hard to tell from a CES press event here in Las Vegas, but this toy is instantly cute.

“Knowing the fundamentals of coding as a 3-year-old could give your kid an extra boost.” Amanda Carullo with her children Gianna, 4, left, and James, 3, center and their Code-a-pillar. Stephen ...

The Code-A-Pillar will be part of Fisher-Price's Teach & Learn line of toys. More details are expected to be released during the annual New York Toy fair next month.

Designed for kids between three and six, the $49.99 Code-a-Pillar teaches kids how to think about sequences of actions. There's no on-screen programming like most of the other toys.

And get this, it's called "Code-A-Pillar." Pretty adorable, right? Targeted at "the future coders of 2035," the $50 Think & Learn 'bot features different modules (segments) that correspond to ...