My son is 15 & has an interest in Robotics. Would this product interest a 15 year old boy? Or is it meant for younger kids?
1515643
We bought this for our son-in-law who teaches jr. high science. He loved assembling it but once it was done, it was more of a toy than anything more. It probably would be difficult for younger kids to put together.
1803471
Don't waste your time or money. I purchased this product for my grandson's birthday. It looked exciting and educational. After assembling it he discovered that the motor was not strong enough to propel the unit. Disappointed he lost interest.
643837
Absolutely! My 3 y/o grandson tinkers with it, but I believe the prime age (to understand all the imagination invoking features) is best suited to the 4 - 7 year old age range and possibly older. Right now he likes turning the light on and screwing in the screws (by hand) into the workbench holes and the prefabbed word-look building materials that come with it.
1785929
My 10-yr-old grandson advanced faster than I did. His brother, age 7, lost interest the first time he used the frog function. He refused to start over and quit. The 10 year old went on line to look up new and harder board setups. He's really really into it.I have no programming background.
794439
It would probably be most appropriate for 4-5 year olds. I bought it for my 6 year old son and he was done with it in about 20 minutes.
1126377
My boy was 8 he did well with it , did need some adult help, this really is a neat robot
1319423
My Son was 3 years old. He enjoyed this. He also liked it for a while. But after that, just like any other toys, it is also not used much in these days. My 5 years old daughter also liked. But we thought it was a little small bike for her. I would have definitely recommnded for a <=4 year old kid. For 5 year old, this is not a big NO though.
333328
I bought this for my pre-schooler but the device comes with activates that if I had to say would be appropriate up to 3rd maybe up to 5th graders. ..my 1st grader, 2 nd grader, and 3rd grader play with it. Even though the graphics are more small kid focused I have even found fifth graders playing it, along with myself .lol.. Hope this helps.
311315
I got it for my son as christmass present. He was nagging me about getting him a remote control car which has and is collecting dust. So I got him the robosapien. Except for the annoying sounds, he seems to enjoy programming it. took him a while to learn how to, though. I think though, she would like the miip better
777270
Hmmm. That would depend entirely on the child. We bought ours for a friend who was 7, but we knew he had other remote toys so he'd have an idea how to use it.
850037
I think it would be OK if you helped your child with the first few programs, (they are in the book that comes with the robot). Aftert your child sees the process I think it will be a great toy him/her.It works best on hardwood or tile.
400898
The device says it is not intended to be for anyone under 15 years old, however it doesn't say why. Either way, a 7 year old can waatch if it puts the distance of the eyes all the way to the side, someone around 11 would have to put it in the middle, and an adult, all the way to the other side. It will look awesome for all of them, but I think a 10 years would probably not appreciate this toy as much as an adult would.
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I think that if the 10-year-old likes to "put stuff together and make things work", it's a great educational toy for that age! The pieces are color-coded and also marked with letters/numbers and the instructions tell you in which order to place the pieces together. I don't think it is too elementary for a 10 year old to start with.
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The software is a little quirky, so it's good to download the manual (you can download a pdf off their website) in order to better understand its capabilities. Also, make sure their computer can handle the software. Besides that, I don't see why a 14-year-old would have a problem with this software. You can do a lot with it, but it doesn't make it less intuitive.
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I would say it's ok for kids up to four years old but too small for older kids. It's basically designed for toddlers but the motor is noisy and scares younger kids.
295489
I guess is a good option. I bought it for my nephew, but she is 2 years old, and for now she starts to play with this kind of things, but for a boy of 8 years I think is good.
2028267
It was for me...I'm 40...LOL. My son is 13 and he plays with it sometimes. We have nerf wars in the house.
2075483
There isn't much to it. If your son likes rescue bots then he will like this toy but there isn't much room for him to grow with it. So if you don't mind buying something that he might only like for 6 months or a year then have at it understanding what it can offer.