4M Doodling Robot

Very fun mechanical building set for kids starting to play with robotics or beginning engineering. It's simple and easy enough for a 7-year-old to build, with a bit of adult help. Build quality seemed good, though we're not sure how durable it will be. Good value for the small set, mostly due to the fun from playing than the quick build. My son has another kit from the same line, and we've become fans of these toys.

We got this robot for our 5 year old son. When it arrived we found that one of the main power leads was pulled away from the solder joint. No biggy I figured, I'll fix it myself later. Well later turned into quite a bit later, and I never fixed it . I ended up contacting the US distributor of the robot and asked if I could just buy the broken piece (was my fault I didn't take care of it right away). They not only helped me out, but they did it right away and did not charge me at all.. My 5 1/2 year old put this together with no issues. I helped put pressure on the screwdriver for the Philips screws, but other than that he did it all himself.......And this thing is fun to watch! I totally looks likes it's going to fall right off the table, but turns at the last second.

Easy for my 7 yo grandson to assemble with minimal prompting from grandpa. Works as promised ., moves across flat smooth surface, avoids falling off the table..if all the parts are properly seated. Amusing.

I completed this project together with my 8-year-old. I did most of the work, but an average 10-year-old could probably do this project on their own with minimal supervision. The instructions are pretty easily understandable (good accompanying diagrams). We completed the project in less than 30 minutes. You'll need a smaller-sized, Phillips-head ("+" or "x" shaped) screwdriver to complete the project. You'll also need a battery. Extra felt-tip markers, an extra battery, plenty of drawing paper, and a baking (cookie) sheet are also helpful once you're ready to doodle. To change the drawing pattern, simply adjust the legs between drawings.Even though this was for my 8-year-old, other children from 4 years up to 12 years old would probably enjoy this project. The project may be too simplistic for young people older than 12 years old.This isn't going to keep them occupied for hours and hours. Once you've completed the project, the actual drawing will keep children engaged for about 15-30 minutes before they lose interest. However, my children still enjoy pulling the robot out from time to time to do more doodling.Overall, this is a worthwhile return on the investment considering I paid less than $20 and spent less than 30 minutes on the actual build. Here's a link to our YouTube video: [...]Here are a couple of other 4M robot projects that we have enjoyed working on together:4M Table Top Robot4M Smart Robot

Exactly what I wanted

Very flimsy. Maybe meant for kids a little younger than 10. My son got it together and the legs just fell off. Everything was on there as it should be. Was pretty fun to put together just kind of let down at the end. Still a good toy for a kid who wants to learn how to build stuff. Maybe we did something wrong.

Had a great time assembling this toy with my grandson. Toy works just like advertised.

Easy to put together. One of the wires broke after they got it put together, so I had to order another one, but they won 1st place with it!