Training the Robotics Designers of the Future

Promoting entry level robotics for kids .   Late to order for holiday gifts,  but I like the idea.  I particularly liked Lego Mindstorms and played with far more primitive approaches years ago.  I think there is an advantage for systems that are touch-and-feel physical as opposed to purely virtual.  Can we help train the builders of the robotics systems of the future?  I think so, and sometimes it just takes a little direction setting, and training in process logic.