Matatalab Coding Robot Set for Kids Ages 4+, STEM Educational Toy, Early Programming for Kids, Learn to Code Robot for Homeschool & Classroom Ages 4-10

The media could not be loaded. Matatalab Coding Robot Set for KidsAs a parent in the age of gaming apps, the thought of pushing my child toward learning how to code ran through my mind, but I did not want him to be forced into liking it. This toy is the solution!The control tower and the little robot car come with two double-sided theme maps, two storybooks, one gamebook, two sets of paper crafts, and stickers. Basically, your child has to be the control tower and create commands using the little buttons provided to move the little robot car. It's delightful how each command button can make the car move in different directions. Once the child understands the logic, he can take on the challenges in the gamebook. And even after completing them, he won't get bored because he can use his imagination and create stories out of crafts, and he can even use his legos to have a ride in the car.What I like best is that you can play with it without going through an app. And, even without buying the add-ons available, your child can enhance their imagination and create their own stories and maps using 10cm by 10cm, which I noticed is the fixed range for every movement. But the sensor add-on looks very exciting as it allows for sound, color, distance, and light senses.After 4-6 hours of playing, when it's time to recharge, you only need to charge it via the USB-C port - so convenient! The tower was fully charged after 4 hours and the car robot after 2.With initial guidance and enough enthusiasm from both parent and child, this game will bring hours of fun in learning much sought-after skills. I very much recommend this product.

I wasn't exactly sure what this product does when I requested to review. From the images I thought it looked interesting, unique and I have a friend who has young children. My children took part in STEM clubs while at school and found them challenging and great fun.The box is well designed to be attractive without being too educational and really grabbed the attention of my friends children. However, when opened both children aged 5 and 7 got a bit frustrated because it does require things to be laid out but then that happens with a lot of toys. They both loved connecting the robots and thinking about planning the route, it was great to hear the discussions between them about how to do it, a great experience. After a little while the 5 year old lost interest but the 7 year old thoroughly loved the challenge and you can see he has a massive sense of achievement. In fact he hasn't stopped talking about it and schools friends have been over to give it a go.The look of the product and design is aimed at 4+ as described on the box, the colours, shapes and the way the leaflet is laid out so I honestly believe this is fine for 4 years on wards, I think my friends 5 year old walked away from it because there is only so much you do with your brother without him possibly taking over. This is a great product to give to a young child and spending time with them working out how do or just sitting back and watching them figuring it all out. It is quite expensive at the time of review £129 but then its a great STEM toy full of fun and learning.

Coding is a big topic included in STEM learning in recent years and it is good for kids to start learning the concept of coding when they are young. This coding robot set is suitable for young children. It is easy to understand, and stimulate thinking, problem solving skills.I love the way that this robot coding set does not require the iPad or additional computing device. It contains everything it needs in the box, so there is no need to installing or downloading of apps. What is great is that the instruction is based on graphical symbols rather than words, for children at young age, special needs or learning difficulties, using graphical symbols can encourage their learning.It takes time to figure out what to do, and with trial and errors, children can figure out themselves, great training on problem solving skills. I enjoyed doing it with them and it was only at the beginning we tried to figure out what to do together, they were confident enough to tackle the rest.The set isn't cheap, but it is definitely very educational and good quality. There are different challenge booklets to work on. We will be setting out a lego scene and incorporate it with the coding robot in the summer holiday.

Our daughter aged six is massively into coding, she has all the well known kids, apps such as Minecraft, Scratch, Hopscotch, Code Club World. Her fascination was down to a very similar robot to this one called Botley, which I bought from Amazon for her when she was 4 years old. . She still plays with it today, it was simple to operate, yet satisfyingly challenging enough to hold her interest especially in this era of rapid-turnaround-throw-away-toys.This well stocked set from Matatalab (bit of a mouthful), is nothing short of fantastic in my honest opinion, its the level-up option after your little one outgrows something like the Botley we have. Perfect for visual learners (unlike Botley), as each code is a chunky puzzle-like piece which you fit onto the coding board, she then hits the large 'send' button to activate the cute robot that looks similar to BB8 from Star Wars.Our children love all things Lego too. She is able to place her (current) favourite Lego character into the driver seat inside the bot which, for her age, is a huge bonus, as her Lego characters now have their own fully operation mode of transport to run their relentless errands.The coding opportunities are quite possibly endless, music, compose your own melodies, dancing, navigation, number problems, codebreaking. Inshort a perfect well rounded STEAM activity which disguises learning through play.5 stars