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

Great. Slight issue with one of the axes of motion, but was fun to build with my 5 yo (although I admit I did do most of it!). I'm not gonna say it's the most impressive interactive robot, but my expectations weren't too high. We took care when building it, and the fact that it's almost all plastic doesn't matter.

Good

Very disappointed. I got it as a Christmas present for my robot-obsessed son, but after hours of work putting it together, all it did was shake a bit and make noises while the legs popped off. I thought maybe my son had messed something up, so I rebuilt the legs (being super careful about the pieces, because the tabs are small and VERY delicate), but nope, no difference. So finally I tore the whole thing apart, thinking maybe something was wrong with the gear assembly--and again, after carefully reassembling the stupid thing, still just shaking in place. Now the piece of junk is in the trash and I'm here writing this review just to complain about the hours of my life wasted for nothing.

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!

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.