Thames & Kosmos Hero: Sound-Sensing Robot | Robotics Set

The robot is very cute. We assembled it with my 9-year old son, and it was much fun. We could not figure out at the beginning, how different modes work, but in the end it worked and my son spend several hours playing with it! The plastic is sturdy and high quality, the instruction are well written. Would definitely recommend!

Very disappointed. I got it as a Christmas present for my robot-obsessed son, but after hours of work putting it together, all it did was shake a bit and make noises while the legs popped off. I thought maybe my son had messed something up, so I rebuilt the legs (being super careful about the pieces, because the tabs are small and VERY delicate), but nope, no difference. So finally I tore the whole thing apart, thinking maybe something was wrong with the gear assembly--and again, after carefully reassembling the stupid thing, still just shaking in place. Now the piece of junk is in the trash and I'm here writing this review just to complain about the hours of my life wasted for nothing.

My son enjoyed building it. It kept him engaged for hours until he finished it.

We purchased this item as a xmas gift for our 10 yr old daughter who likes robots and building items with her hands. However, after opening and reviewing the instructions , she found it too difficult and technical to Do on her own. We helped her build it but it never actually worked then. It wouldn’t turn on and move at all. We double checked the instructions and pieces but still to no avail. So we decided to return all the prices and parts as it just felt it was a waste of time.

It turns on, it makes noises, it moves, it spins but it doesn't move from the spot you put it in or seem to sense sound. All of the legs keep unclipping and two of the legs aren't at the same level so they don't touch the floor. We can hear parts inside moving around and rotating but sometimes the robot itself doesn't move at all. The way some of this is put together is just not secure so I'm not sure if something came undone in the long process of putting it together or if we missed a step. I might take it apart and start at step one to see if there is anything I can do to fix it. It also took SO LONG to put it together. We used the YouTube video they provide a link to to put it together instead of the instructions. The video is about 38 minutes, but it took us so much longer since we had to stop to follow the instructions and put things together. Anyone who buys this is definitely going to need to set a couple of hours aside. Last thing I want to say is an adult should be there during assembly for kids under 10. There are some things that young kids will need help with and they have to be careful to put the pieces in the right way or they could end up with a dud. I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 since it does turn on, light up, and move, but this is such a big disappointment for a kid who loves robots.

Nice project toy. Wish instructions were clearer

Great project for the kids. They had a blast building it. Quality isn’t there but I was going more for quality time with my son so it’s great.

We got this for our grandson and he loves it.

Great. Slight issue with one of the axes of motion, but was fun to build with my 5 yo (although I admit I did do most of it!). I'm not gonna say it's the most impressive interactive robot, but my expectations weren't too high. We took care when building it, and the fact that it's almost all plastic doesn't matter.