Thames & Kosmos Hero: Sound-Sensing Robot STEM Experiment Kit, Build a Robot That Reacts to Sounds, Explore Engineering, Sound Technology, Spatial Hearing, Quality Screen-Free, Educational Play

The robot is very cute. We assembled it with my 9-year old son, and it was much fun. We could not figure out at the beginning, how different modes work, but in the end it worked and my son spend several hours playing with it! The plastic is sturdy and high quality, the instruction are well written. Would definitely recommend!

Terrible. The plastic parts clip in upon assembly but then do not have the integrity to stay in place. While theoretically motivated by wanting to interest kids in STEM it has done the opposite as my nine year old is frustrated to tears.

The media could not be loaded. It turns on, it makes noises, it moves, it spins but it doesn't move from the spot you put it in or seem to sense sound. All of the legs keep unclipping and two of the legs aren't at the same level so they don't touch the floor. We can hear parts inside moving around and rotating but sometimes the robot itself doesn't move at all. The way some of this is put together is just not secure so I'm not sure if something came undone in the long process of putting it together or if we missed a step. I might take it apart and start at step one to see if there is anything I can do to fix it.It also took SO LONG to put it together. We used the YouTube video they provide a link to to put it together instead of the instructions. The video is about 38 minutes, but it took us so much longer since we had to stop to follow the instructions and put things together. Anyone who buys this is definitely going to need to set a couple of hours aside.Last thing I want to say is an adult should be there during assembly for kids under 10. There are some things that young kids will need help with and they have to be careful to put the pieces in the right way or they could end up with a dud.I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 since it does turn on, light up, and move, but this is such a big disappointment for a kid who loves robots.

We purchased this item as a xmas gift for our 10 yr old daughter who likes robots and building items with her hands. However, after opening and reviewing the instructions , she found it too difficult and technical to Do on her own. We helped her build it but it never actually worked then. It wouldn’t turn on and move at all. We double checked the instructions and pieces but still to no avail. So we decided to return all the prices and parts as it just felt it was a waste of time.

Nice project toy. Wish instructions were clearer

Great project for the kids. They had a blast building it. Quality isn’t there but I was going more for quality time with my son so it’s great.

Got this for my son for Christmas. He’s 11 and was able to do 99% of the assembly by himself. He was extremely excited when he finished and it worked like it was supposed to.

Horrible product. None of the parts stay in place spent the 2 days with my son trying to get it together just for it to barely move and prices popping apart. Watched the assembly videos many times