Parrot - Jumping Sumo Bluetooth Robot Insect Mini Drone - Black

The Parrot Jumping Sumo Drone is a lot of fun. My nephews enjoyed it immensely, and had no trouble figuring it out. In fact, they taught me a few things on it, pretty cool! I have not yet figured out how to move the wheels in and out; so I will keep working on that. It is probably something very simple that you need to do, so eventually, I will figure it out. You need a mini-flash drive, with a "female" end to insert into the Parrot, if you want to record videos; it will not do it and download onto your smartphone, like the still shots do. That's kind of a pain, because it is hard to find a flash drive that is small enough to fit into the space provided; the design of the drone. Over all, I have enjoyed it, great for kids. My next one will be a drone that flies :)

(**Accidentally wrote the review for this one on my review for the Parrot-Rolling Spider Bluetooth Robot Insect Drone...) Actually a pretty fun drone, the jumping thing was quite effective at startling people...but, quite frankly it has a major design flaw. The spring action that loads the drone into jumping position is pretty cheaply made, just a circle of plastic on the inside with a locking mechanism. Because of the strain of holding it in the lock position, the plastic breaks pretty easily. Not a big deal if you're good with strips of aluminum and super glue, but kind of a hassle to fix, and it broke after just a few days. Hoping our Red & Green patch job will hold. Otherwise, pretty fun to play with, when it's not busted.

Im a hobbyist and have even built my own drone. This little guy is tough, fast and fun to drive from your tablet or phone. Pictures are sub par but whatever

My kids and I have a blast with this toy. The only downside is that using the jump feature drains the battery quite quickly.

I bought this to try and see if I would like a more expensive flying drone and learn a little about their use. This one is good to learn how to maneuver and how they operate. I also found out to be sure and see how long the battery charge last. This one last about 15 minutes before needing a re-charge. I saw that some of the flying drone have batteries that last less than 10 minutes which is about useless.

Jumping sumo works as advertised. Controls using our iPhone worked well and the camera is super cool. Only drawback is the battery doesn't last more than 15 minutes or so unless you don't do any "jumping", then you might get 20 minutes. Charging can take a while too. To get the most out of this you'd need at least 2, maybe 3 batteries. Another small hassle would be that you need to manually connect to the sumo's wifi every time you start. It's not bluetooth connected but you do get better range from wifi so that makes sense.

I love this thing. And the best part is that my dog really loves it. I have to keep it on a shelf so she can't get at it. The jumping sumo works great inside and out. The only drawback is the battery life, an extra one helps a lot.

was expecting more out of product. the first one broke within less than 12hrs of owning it. it only last for approx. 20 min if your not using the video or taking pics.