Brenda Hernandez, an engineer in Ahwatukee, has successfully launched a LEGO robotics team to inspire young minds in STEM.

Elementary students use research, problem-solving, coding and engineering to build and program the LEGO robots.

Brenda Hernandez, an engineer in Ahwatukee, has successfully launched a LEGO robotics team to inspire young minds in STEM.

Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology.