The mechanical coding wheel is placed into the heart of the robot to steer its coded courses and tasks. Build and re-build the parts of this comprehensive 182-piece kit into 3 different robot designs: Doodler, Shooter and Sweeper. Sim was excited about this and got most of it together but the parts are small and fiddle- ended up losing some parts.

All you need to build this robot (other than the kit) is a cross-head screwdriver, diagonal cutter, marker pen, ruler, and 2 AAA batteries. With the segments that can be easily attached to the adjustment ring, you can let the robot move: go straight, run backwards, turn right / left, circle or pause. Thanks to this easy to follow approach, coding and performing the tasks (such as throwing, lifting, kicking or drawing) become more interesting and challenging as the user’s skills increase. Thanks to the easy to follow approach, coding and performing the tasks (such as throwing, lifting, kicking or drawing) become more interesting and challenging as the user’s skills increase.The more experience the user makes, the more interesting and challenging the tasks become (eg throwing, lifting, playing football or drawing). The best thing is your child can learn about algorithms and computer science without using the computer! You also need to be 8 or older, and ideally have an adult there to help (and to boss around, just a little bit).

Requiring just 2 x AAA batteries and a few tools for assembly, it’s a great educational toy for ages 8 and up. The 5-in-1 Mechanical Coding Robot is designed to inspire users to learn about mechanical engineering and coding basics.This mission based, entry level STEM coding robot is designed to inspire young minds; users learn about mechanical engineering and coding basics. A great educational kit, it's suitable for children 8 and above, and it helps to have an adult on hand! He completed it with little guidance and was thrilled when we took it out into the sun to find out it worked! There is no software or computer involved, this educational toy brings back what is truly common among greatest engineers: thinking outside of the box. Simple mechanical coding: Insert the pins on the coding wheel and attach the wheel inside the robot to let it play football, lift, grab, throw, draw, etc.