Learning Resources Botley The Coding Robot Activity Set - 77 Pieces, Ages 5+, Screen-Free Coding Robots for Kids, STEM Toys for Kids, Programming for Kids, for Kids
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- EARLY STEM SKILLS: Botley helps your child learn early STEM skills while playing and having fun. He teaches kids to code with active, screen-free play that's perfect for promoting critical thinking and problem solving skills
- READY RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX: Botley is ready to code right out of the box! Have 5 AAA batteries and a Phillips screwdriver nearby and this coding robot will have your kid coding in minutes with code games, creativity and fun (3 AAA batteries for Botley and 2 AAA for the remote programmer, not included)
- SCREEN-FREE: Botley features completely screen-free coding: no phone or tablet required. Botley's easy-to-use remote programmer sends commands and gets him rolling. Coding for kids has never been easier
- SMART LOGIC: Botley has the ability to detect objects in front of him and avoid them. He can also follow looping commands, take on obstacle courses, and follow black-line paths. He even has hidden features to unlock. 77-PIECE ACTIVITY SET: Coding robots are great at learning new things, so Botley comes with a remote programmer, detachable robot arms, 40 coding cards, 6 double-sided tiles, 27 obstacle building pieces and a starter guide with coding challenges
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Meet Botley, the code to fun! As the newest member of the Learning Resources family, Botley the Coding Robot introduces coding in an easy, friendly way for children as young as 5. Ready to use right out of the box (note: requires 5 AAA batteries, not included), kids will be coding within minutes. What makes Botley special is that he's 100% screen-free—no phone or tablet required for this hands-on learning experience. With advanced features that grow with your child, Botley can be programmed for up to 80 steps, with 40 more hidden steps to discover. He follows looping commands, navigates around objects using if/then logic, and even has a black-line follow mode that lets him travel along paths you create. The complete 77-piece activity set includes coding cards, detachable arms, interactive obstacles, and code games for endless hours of creative play. Through coding with Botley, children develop crucial problem-solving and critical thinking skills while having so much fun they don't realize they're learning. Parents and teachers alike appreciate how Botley makes STEM education accessible through play, creating an engaging introduction to coding concepts without screens. Children love Botley's cute robot sounds, personality, and the immediate feedback
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 9.1 x 6.2 inches
Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
Item model number: LER2935
Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 8 years
Batteries: 5 AAA batteries required.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Release date: January 3, 2018
Department: Toys & Games
Manufacturer: Learning Resources
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Style: Botley 77 Piece Set
Our kids were super excited to get Botley the Coding Robot. We have a 3-year old, a 5-year old, and an 8-year old. They could hardly wait to get Botley out of his box. Set up was fairly easy, and required 5 AA batteries (2 for the remote, 3 for the robot). Our 5-year old enjoyed putting the stickers on some of the activity set pieces while the 8-year old read some of the instruction booklet (he was excited to code). We started Botley on the "Line" feature where he can follow a thick black line on the included cardboard play space (like a 2-sided puzzle that can be assembled many different ways). It was pretty fun and the younger kids thought it was great. You can draw your own thick black line on white paper and Botley will supposedly follow it, but we haven't tried this yet. The 8-year old was itching to code so we flipped the board over and tried to follow the coding challenges from the booklet. He jumped right to Challenge 6 and it took him a few minutes to get the hang of it, but once he got started he really enjoyed it. He spent 45 minutes working coding and playing with Botley, trying to get him to do different things. The 5-year old wanted a turn to code next and was very excited. She is a "do it myself" girl so once I explained the steps she really got into it. We used the deck of cards to keep track of the moves she wanted Botley to make, then coding them into the remote. She was so pleased with herself when Botley did the things she "told" him to do! She seemed really satisfied with it. She played with Botley for about an hour the first day, though with adult assistance. The 3-year old was obviously too young for the "ages 5+" recommendation, and with good reason. He liked rolling the balls, LOVED pushing the buttons on the remote, and trying to steal Botley and/or the remote from his siblings the entire day. PROS: - Easy to set up. - Adorable, endearing beeps and noises (uh-oh!, oooooh!). - Remote beeps and lights up to indicate that the button was pushed (when coding), which is very helpful. - Comes with a set of cards so kids can put the "moves" in order to help with the coding. - Booklet has 10 coding activities (in increasing difficulty) to get kids started on coding. CON: - Hard to share, not a great toy for multiple children to play at once I highly recommend a Botley for the 5-9 year old in your life, but if you have more than one child, I recommend you buy two!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018 by Dennis Wijnker Dennis Wijnker
Style: Botley 77 Piece Set
The media could not be loaded. My 5 yr. old son loves Botley! He has such a cute little voice and sounds so friendly. The set includes such a nice variety of pieces. You can use the 12 cubes and 8 rods to construct a maze that Botley can then be programmed to run through. The cubes can also be stacked to construct a small wall, that Botley can then be programmed to run into and knock down with his attachable arms. There are also 40 coding cards to be used in conjunction with this cube & rod maze or as a stand alone. The child lays out the coding cards and then follows the coding cards one by one while they enter the code into Botley. Then they watch him to make sure that the code they entered follows their desired pathway. If it does great, they can add to it or delete it and try a different combination. The set also includes 2 cones, 2 balls, 2 flags, and a large orange circle that is supposed to be used as Botley's goal to reach. The cones, balls, and flags are nice to use as obstacles which Botley is suppose to overcome. One of the options on the remote is labeled, "Object Detection" and this indicates to Botley that when he runs into one of the obstacles, he is suppose to figure out how to maneuver around it....he has not been successful so far at doing this though and still completing the rest of his course....but this might be user error. The robot also includes 6 double-sided cardboard cards. They measure roughly 6 x 6" each. One side is black and white and the other is multi-colored. When Botley's settings are switched to "line" mode, he runs along the black line outlined on the black and white side of the cards. This feature also seems a little finicky. Sometimes he just spins in a circle because he cannot find the black line so it is important to line him up precisely. Also, the cards really cannot be used easily on a carpeted surface because sometimes the robot's wheels get caught on the carpeting and this pushes him off the black line and he gets stuck. Of all his features this is the one we have struggled with the most. I also wish that they had included about 10x the number of these cards. The path it makes is tiny and short and is really a waste of time to set up. He cannot transition from the cube & rod maze to the black & white maze on his own so they cannot be combined, unfortunately. I wish they had developed a ramp feature so that this was possible because, it would have greatly increased the mobility of Botley and the number of different possible builds for the maze. As it stands both maze options are very small and thus limited. The other side of the cards are brightly colored and designed to practice some more advanced/independent coding opportunities. My son is just starting out and is only 5 years old and so we have only used this option once. But, it does seem to have great possibilities and I'm looking forward to him being able to use this option more in the future. I love that the sound can be turned off (for when the parent gets tired of hearing it or when there is a sleeping sibling in the house). I also think it was such a cute idea to include a list of "secret coding commands" in the instruction booklet. These allow him to preform cute tricks in which he says, "Hi" and spins etc. I don't love that we have gone through about 20 AAA batteries since purchasing it less then 1 month ago. It does have an off switch and this has not been used as effectively as it should have been and yet, I do think that simply using one D-cell battery in both the robot and the remote would have been a much better approach. Overall, we love him and recommend him as a great beginning coding toy. #learningresources #botley
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018 by Karen Sanders Karen Sanders
Style: Botley 77 Piece Set
When we first heard about Boltey the Coding Robot, we were so excited to have the opportunity to play with him and couldn’t wait for him to arrive. When he got here my daughter was excited and wanted to know if he was for her. Of course we said yes and we explained what he could do and it does not require any screen time to make him work. Now removing him from the box was kind of challenging because he was packed very well. Keeping all the pieces together with a 6 year that just wanted to begin playing was another challenge. Once everything was unpacked, we checked and made sure that we had the right batteries that were required to make Botley and his coding controller work (5xAAA) 3 for Botley and 2 for the Controller. Mind you now, our 6-year-old is not patiently waiting to get started and start playing with Botley. She has played with other robots like this when she was a little younger (Mindstorm, Chip the Robot Dog) but these all require screen time. Boltey does not require screen time and you can bring him anywhere you have a flat clean surface to use. Now comes the coding part for my daughter. At first she just thought Botley was a Remote Control Car but when we told her what it could do, she couldn’t wait to try it out. We told her that she had to take the time to think of the steps of what Boltey wanted to do. Once we explained what and how to work Botley, and thank goodness for the Coding Cards, it was really easy to program Botley and tell him what to do. She did have a tendency to hit the delete button and start over but that’s ok even though you can continue where you left off. All and all, Botley is a really fun and challenging and the possibilities are endless.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018 by M. Bradley M. Bradley