STEM Odyssey Robo Coder

We love this thing! I got it for my 6 year old for Christmas and got my 9 year old daughter the blocks Boost. The robot is by far the favorite for them both. I had thought the robot seemed geared for younger kids more than older, but there are several apps for play and each app not only has varying levels of difficulty built in, but even the open play modes are as complicated or simple as the child can make them.

This is a great product and, I'd recommend it all day long.

This is by far the best STEM toy ever. My daughter won't stop playing with it. She is 7 and gets easily frustrated when things are too hard. The easy instruction and "hints" make this challenging enough for her to continue to want to move forward, but easy enough that she can complete the tasks on her own. Having her come show me the new "programs" she makes is so exciting for both of us.

Bought one for my 10 year old daughter for Christmas and my 8 year old son bought himself one several months later with his birthday money. The robots themselves are made from high quality parts and are very sturdy. The updates/setup take a while, so I'd recommend getting that all done a day or two before if you are planning to give Dash as a gift.

I chose Dash and Dot for my kids after reviewing 10-15 different kinds of robots and am very pleased with my decision. The team is doing a lot to keep the robots engaging including Scroll Quest missions, Dash and Dot Tv, and the robotics competition. My kids have had a few other robots before but Dash and Dot have definitely provided the most hours of play. I recommend getting started with Scroll Quest in the app. There is also an app which has an interface very similar to code.org which your child may have used before at school.

Love this little guy. Explored the house right out of the box. Dash needed to cross a threshold into another room during his exploration - it took him 1/2 hour to figure it out, he just wouldn't give up, then when he finally got over it, he laughed and said "wooh" and "look at that" while he continued his exploration in the next room. Absolutely fun to watch and interact with , will be more fun when programming begins. Giving to a 7 year old with autism for Christmas. Can learn at own pace and stop at any level. I Like that you have to go through each level before being able to proceed to next. The interaction is expected to help with some of the challenges encountered in autism. Very easy drag and drop interface for making chain code as small or long as desired. Easy to understand and execute codes. The sky's the limit.

I bought it for my 4 year old nephew who I think is super smart (but I'm not biased or anything, ha). It was a bit advanced for him to do the formula-type stuff, but I had a lot of fun! Ha! He also loved doing the one-off tricks with him, like making him move or having him dance.

Surprisingly he still really loves this robot - it could be because of the way I've framed it, but I also think that as he gets older he'll love it even more.