HoverBots - Smart Machines

Ages: 8 + WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years. Build and program amazing robots that balance on two wheels! Discover the world of robotics — an exciting, interdisciplinary field combining physics, engineering, and computer science. This kit gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics. You can build eight motorized robots that use a special self-balancing technology to move around.Code programs for your robots using an easy, visual programming app on a tablet or smartphone, which connects to the robots via a wireless Bluetooth connection. Build a HoverBot that balances on two wheels and then transforms into a four-wheeled rover in one quick action; Conduct physics experiments using a swinging pendulum and a balancing bird on top of the robotic base unit; Assemble a robotic waiter that can carry a cup or a soda can, balanced in its basket; Build a target practice robot and try to hit its target as it moves around and stays balanced upright; Create a fun balancing dinosaur robot... You have so many options with the kit’s 227 building pieces! A full-color, 60-page step-by-step illustrated manual helps kids assemble all of the models and teaches them about robotics in the real world. Digital assembly instructions are also available in a separate app for Android or iOS. Requires a tablet or smartphone running iOS or Android. Please check the app stores for compatibility and device requirements.