CONSTRUCT & CREATE Tobbie the Self-Guiding AI Robot Build Age 8+ Your Own DIY STEM Kit

Beautiful toy. Wonderfully engineered.However. the reason I wanted to write a recommendation was because I was extremely impressed with the quality and thoughtfulness of the instructions, which made it a joy to build with my 9 year old son. I was a little daunted when I saw all the pieces. but the building guide was superb. The drawings were very accurate and easy to follow.I should add we have only just built this so I cannot comment on how the toy will perform over time.

great fun to build with the kids and works very well

I tried to put it together with a 7 year old and they are just not old enough to understand the intricacies of the gears and the patience to spend a few hours assembling the robot. While the end result is great, I would suggest not buying this for a younger child. The quality of the parts is great, overall very solid and comes with clear instructions. This is a noisy toy, as in, the gears make noise when it's walking around, but it is also not intended to be used on a daily basis. It's very interactive and the joy of it is piecing it together.

Tiny fiddly pieces but it looks pretty good when it's all built upLittle one was impressed with it for a few minutes until it shown it walks like a 1 legged spider :'D

Got for my son’s 7th birthday. We built it together instruction were very clear. Unfortunately he would not walk just move on the spot. I read through the review and thought I had a faulty product but the instructions has a trouble shoot page at the back and after opening him back up I could see the screws holding the cogs where in fact lose. It then worked perfectly and my son was so happy he got to built the toy with me. The parts do have sharp edges when popping them out but the instructions say to use pliers and we had no issues or injuries. For the money I think it’s amazing.

Strangely, I loved the fact it deliberately had a bit left over "there's always a bit left over"...showing how well thought out the kit is (...its a jig to align the drive cogs, which then has to be removed once everything is placed and screwed together). If I built another one I may try lubricting all the moving parts with petroleum jelly, as its a bit noisy when operating. I found it very easy to assemble, the instructions being well laid out and clear. My little Grandson is facinated by it, especially when it "flinches" when he waves his hand at it.Overall, I think its great value for money, even if it is not as durable as I would have liked - my grandson picked it up by one leg and it made graoning noises!

Too hard to build and missing parts and instructions are very bad

I found this a really good fun thing to build and it works surprisingly well. It is probably more difficult than a standard 8 ear old could easily put together. Some parts have to be assembled precisely correct otherwise it will not work at all. I used a sharp knife to remove the moulding burrs which probably isn't suitable for a younger child. For it's price and complexity it is a very well designed and manufactured product but it is still made of relatively flimsy plastic and if you drop it or squash it, then it will break and I doubt it will be repairable. It walks on any relatively smooth flat surface (carpets are a struggle) in the direction the head is facing, which rotates through 360 degrees. It operates autonomously in either a back away from objects mode or a follow objects mode. It does not come with any form of hand held controller. The assembling is the main entertainment of this product as once assembled and played with once, there is not much more you can do. I have replaced the existing controller with another that I can reprogramme. Overall I think it is brilliant but anyone without a specific interest in robotics might find it a bit limited.