“I bought this as a Christmas gift for my 11 year old son. He enjoyed building it and kept him busy for a day. This is a great educational toy for kids.”
“Everything works until the coding part. MOST of the time the coding doesn't even work. Also, the left side is COMPLETELY broken. Until these problems with this robot is fixed, I suggest you don't buy this item.”
“I strongly advise against this kit, for several reasons.1. Assembling it requires you to work with, and clip out over 180 individual pieces, some of them tiny and easy to drop…and lose. And, if you lose or break one of those pieces you’re screwed. And remember, it's kids assembling it.The screws supplied are tiny, and VERY easy to drop. So you better not build it in a room that has a carpet that will eat them. And if you lose one they are NOT of a size available at your local American hardware store (nor do they identify their official designation).2. Their quality control department missed that the Philips screws supplied, which are self-tapping, are a trace too large for the hole they go into, which means that they are VERY hard to seat. Unless your screwdriver is new, and exactly the right size, the Phillips X section will deform and fail before being properly seated, and then cannot be removed. That they did not use square or torx drive screws and supply the driver is a MAJOR problem.In fact, the screw used with one shaft (#E18) was so hard to seat that I removed the screw and shaft, held the shaft with pliers, and then turned the screw with pliers till the threads were cut (which you should NEVER have to do). But then when I turned the shaft over and began to thread the other side, so much force was needed that the shaft slipped from the pliers, flew, and vanished. I might be able to fabricate a replacement, but without knowing the length, and given that that shaft has a ridge running end-to-end that’s necessary, that is unlikely. So there you are. $30 tossed away, and a disappointed kid.Another screw-hole is created via two half-holes coming together when the battery compartment is assembled. That’s bad engineering, and guaranteed to be a problem—and is in this case, because the result is a hole that’s oversize for the screw, which then falls out. Because the screws supplied are slightly smaller than a standard #4, I was able to substitute a #4. But most people, and pretty much all the kids this is designed for, wouldn’t know to do that—or have the needed screw.And finally: You’re probably going to spend more time assembling this than playing with it, afterward.”
“My son is pretty good with Legos, so we took a leap up. I can't believe this is rated for 10 year olds. This is incredibly hard and complicated to put together and very very time consuming. I understand it's cheap, but just for people who are on the fence, THIS IS WHY IT'S CHEAP: it's really really hard to put together and requires a lot of little parts to be screwed in. Tiny fingers and tools needed.”
“My son loves this! Super fun. Super smart toy. I will say that it did take my help to put it together but he just turned 9 in November. The screws are tiny and difficult for adult size hands. Adult supervision is required simply to insure that instructions are followed correctly. My only complaint is that the clips that lock the code wheel in place is hard to push in when the wheel is in place. Kind of hurts your fingers.”
