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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 106 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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90%would recommend to a friend

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Customers regard the Mech-5 Mechanical Coding Robot as a fun and educational gift, especially for boys. They appreciate its coding capabilities but acknowledge that the assembly process can be daunting due to the complexity and numerous parts involved.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mech Robot

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Outstanding kit for kids with an interest in engineering and science. Easy yo assemble and fun to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Learning experience

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun and essy to set up

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My daughter had lots of fun building this. Definitely recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cool xmas gift

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Cool xmas gift for a 8 year old. Had to help a bit but he had fun putting this together.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got it for a Christmas gift and they loved it. Challenges the mind

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Coding

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good mechanical coding game

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good game for mechanical construction and coding play and practice,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fun project - may need help

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking for something fun and arenting holding that wasn't a video game- they nailed it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Coding

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent X-max gift

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My boy loves it, playing all day long. Really good for practicing coding beginner.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mech-5 Mechanical Coding Robot

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was bought for my grandkids (ages 10 & 13). Being of "lego-minded" age, it was a great success. They played with it for days and days whilst visiting. The actual building of the robot was complex enough to warrant attention to detail but the mechanical coding concepts were great to teach them that there is another way to "program" a device/robot.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Robot Kidd

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Kids loved bulding this! Hours long activities. Get it get two!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Bought this for xmas for son

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Although hes interested in coding, this looks daunting and dont know how its rated for 10 plus. With that being said, we returned it. I did give it 4 stars because live the idea of learning this way but im not that smart to help him with this kund of stuff being his mom. Im no engineer.!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Teach Tech

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son really enjoyed playing with this and setting up and coding functions

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than expected

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son hasn't stopped tinkering with this since we bought it. It was easy to use but not so easy that it was boring. He loved putting it together and learning how the coding wheel affected the different actions on the bot. Great tech kit for a great price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Toy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great gift idea if anyone is looking for one

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    super cool

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good camera for beginners and easy to use. Great handling

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Assembly

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Well, a lego puzzle its not

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a full on assembly required project. And while it doesn't require wiring and soldering. Its like the worst experience in model building. Each plastic molded piece is attached by three or four anchors. And each of these anchors needs to be sanded or cut real tight to the piece. And while the directions are good. The pieces fit real tight, and the plastic is well plastic and several pieces snapped and needed super gluing. Not a great start. I purchased this as a supplement to my robotics collection, figuring a hard coded ring would be a close experience to the old punch card or hard wired program of the 70's . But this is not that simple.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Assembly

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Complex to fit not so easy to use for kids

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    At first I was interested looking at the box . After purchasing building the device took longer and soo many parts to attach . Using it is but cumbersome and kids are not gonna enjoy this

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LOOKS FUN

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These are gifts. My grandson are in STEM classes at school and really love it. I can't wait to see them explore putting this together... thanks

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great starter electronics learning kit for kids

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought for my nephews who are around 8 yrs of age. This gives a good introduction to basic electronics and concepts of it to young kids who want to venture in the areas of circuits and robots...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very nice gift!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for my 13 yr old grandson. He liked it and found it very interesting. He enjoys playing with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Assembly

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Risky purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was very difficult to put together even with me assisting my son. We never managed to finish it. :-/

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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