TECH

4-year-year olds should be learning about robots at school, says expert

What age is too early to be learning about robots and programming? Based on the results of a world-first trial, an Australian education researcher has announced that even 4-year-olds can learn the basics. The next few decades will be critical in kids learning to code, with demand for programmers in medicine, manufacturing, and agriculture set to increase. Add that to the fact that artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming an important part of our lives, and it’s clear that now’s the time to ensure that generations of the future know how to handle them. (more&h