Barbie has a
brand-new STEM career, and
it's pretty cool
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The fantasy world of
Barbie dolls just got more high-tech. On Tuesday, Mattel, the company that makes the famous stick figurine, announced Barbie's new career: robotics engineer.*
The "Career of the Year"
Barbie is now available
online for $13.99. She comes with safety goggles, a doll-sized laptop computer, and a small humanoid robot.*
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While robotics engineer is a first-ever career for Barbie, she's previously had several occupations in science, technology, engineering, and math, including as a computer engineer, astronaut, and video game developer.*
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