Makeblock mTiny Programmable Robotic Toys, Early Children Coding Education Robot, Remote Control Toys, Screen-free Coding, Tap-to-Code, Gift for Kids

Our kids are heavily into coding bots. We have a few, from the sphere shaped Sphero Mini and the Bolt; the Botley Coding Robot - which is very similar to this; the Tech Will Save Us Coding Board and a few others.Like the Botley Coding Robot, this one too comes with an array of resources to engage young, apprehensive or inexperienced early coders.My four year old daughter has taken to mTiny quite quickly and says it's Botley's cousin - as the two look very similar.This one has big electronic panda-like eyes which show all the character.Both have a remote control for coding.There's a range of fun accessories to dress up your bot: He has face masks and flags to carry;36 coding cards to map out your route. Essential for our daughter who's still very much a visual learner.There's 24 double-sided giant puzzle pieces for mTiny to "walk" on, in order to follow your coded commands.There's a simplistic storybook. Which is more of a child-friendly instructions pamphlet with various codes to carry out as you read through mTiny's simple story. We like the idea behind this 'glorified instruction manual', it's made decidedly child-friendly for a reason. A very neat idea, as our young daughter feels in charge. She's not having to follow my interpreted directions from a complicated, more grown-up manual that some other bots have.To Operate:Simply twist the panda's tail to switch 'On', the tail also operates as a volume control. He will then blink his big eyes at you and say hello. Pair him with the remote, a very simple procedure. The 'joystick' like control makes this bot suited to young kids from the age of 3 plus.Coding isn't necessary if you use it primarily as a 'free-moveing' using the joystick instead of by code.Our daughter then quickly graduated to coding when she felt more familiar with him.The coding cards are pretty cool. They remind us of our children's Leap Reader pens with accompanying material.They're interactive! For example, take the facial expression cards: a simple press of the pen like remote - rather like the Leap Reader - and the mTiny will change his eye expressions to match. He'll giggle, laugh and communicate too.The blue movement cards are used to code the bot, by again pressing the cards in a simple pen motion in the sequence you choose. mTiny will then follow your set route. She can programme a whole sequence of moves in one go too before she asks mTiny to carry them out.You can use the giant interactive puzzle pieces. My daughter loves these. Dress him in a mask and have him carry a flag. Move him onto the puzzle with the joystick and watch him change his character into the mask he's wearing and reacting to each card differently when he steps onto it. Our daughter shrieked with delight at this "game". She hasn't seen this before with her other coders.There's also a selection of game cards you can play with mTiny, this is when we realised the remore control is fitted with a gyroscope. Waving the remote in the dictated way and tilting it will allow mTiny to carry out his sequence of movements.What a wonderful additional technique for our daughter to learn early gyro-controlled coding. The Sphero balls we have also have this functionality by way of pairing it with the iPad which is more responsive in fairness.A well designed and fantastic early learning STEAM set.

The media could not be loaded. This makeblock is brilliant in many ways. It is so cute and appealing to young children and it definitely wins in that aspect. The small remote is easy to hold and use and even small hands should have no trouble with using it. Both parts plug into the included cable that can charge both at the same time. The panda makes little noises that are generally cute but after a while it can be grating. The eyes and wheels light up too. You also get some pretty detailed instructions and some boards for children to use with the robot. I’ve attached a video of him on the street puzzle, we really enjoyed doing this, although the children found it hard to slot the puzzle pieces together and they are nine. What impressed me was how clever it was, the remote helps you guide it around the streets and the robot reacts very well to your commands, even with subtle movement. As the robot ‘drives’ around the streets it makes noises that work for where they are, like sirens at the police and ambulance parts or cats meowing when you drive past a cat on the street. It’s so clever and even more so when you realise that the underside of each puzzle piece does something completely different. The battery life is decent and the eyes tell you what the charge is. You also get some cardboard animal masks use put on him but they do not stay on well and gradually slip off. Overall though this is an amazing product that I would recommend.

Review for Makeblock mTiny Programmable Robotic Toys, Early Children Coding Education Robot, Remote Control Toys, Screen-free Coding, Tap-to-Code, Gift for Kids.An interactive and electronic toy which encourages children to exercise creativity and problem solving skills. The pack includes the main robot which is shaped as something resembling a cute wide eyed panda character, programming cards to programme in simple instructions using an electronic pen as well as various themed maps which can be used in a variety of ways and layouts to create an interactive and creative playing experience. The idea is to encourage creativity and mistakes to help a child start to explore learning problem solving and more importantly to allow them to create their very own unique experience. I think this really is a great toy to encourage less screen time and more actual interactive playtime, with several activities included in the box to allow a variety of different games to play an experiment with. Overall an educational and problem solving toy to encourage thinking and logic, which will give hours of fun, anything to drag children away from staring at screens..

This is a lovely way to make learning more attractive for your child.Came with instructions and has everything that you need to help you child.My son loves it, he does not enjoy the school so much, but this robot make him to engage more with lessons.It is a great way for children with learning difficulties go discover another world, so it helps a lot.It is a good value for money and also may be a great gift.Highly recommend it!

Tengo una experiencia limitada de una primera sesión con dos niños de 7 años, trabajando en modo "joystick contro"l. Pero la experiencia ha resultado muy interesante: El control por joystick ha resultado muy motivador para ambos niños. Pero no es un "juguete autónomo" y pasada la sorpresa inicial si el niño tiene un carácter más activo que reflexivo (lo que es habitual en estas edades y era el caso de uno de los niños) puede perder el interés y abandonar pronto el juego. Se requiere que el uso del robot sea un "juego guiado" por un adulto, que plantee pequeños problemas y desafíos graduales a los niños. Si eso es así, se puede dar el paso posterior a un verdadero aprendizaje inicial de la programación con el modo "tap to code", lo que tiene un beneficio innegable para los niños.

Robot educativo pensado para uso con niños de 4 años en adelante. Permite a los padres y maestros fomentar el desarrollo del pensamiento computacional, mejorar la imaginación, entender contenido transversal, y fomenta el interés por el aprendizaje del inglés, pues todo el producto está desarrollado en este idioma.El diseño del robot panda es muy agradable, pensado para las manos entre las que ese va a encontrar. También se ve resistente. Tanto el robot como el lápiz-controlador funcionan mediante batería que se carga conectándolo mediante el cable USB a un alimentador. El cable que nos viene en la caja, viene con dos terminales, para que podamos cargar los dos elementos al mismo tiempo. Decir que ya de fábrica viene cargado.

Ahora mismo la asignatura de programación es casi obligatoria en las aulas, y por tanto este tipo de juguetes que ayudan a aprender las nociones básicas de programación son super útiles y a la vez divertidos para los más peques. Este en concreto es para las edades comprendidas entre 4 y 8 años, aunque creo que las primeras veces deberán jugar con adultos, porque un niño de 4 años es difícil que sepa jugar a esto el solo.Funciona de esta manera, creas el recorrido que quieres que haga el robot con las tarjetas que vienen y cuando lo tienes montado lo escaneas con el mando, el robot se moverá sobre las piezas del mapa siguiendo las indicaciones que le hayas dado. También incluye una tarjeta en forma de piano que si le ciclas imitará el sonido de este instrumento, y otras como el juego de golf y el juego de carrerasEl robot y el mando se carga con cable. Nada más abrir el producto requiere un tiempo para aprender como funciona y familiarizarse con él, te vas a tener que leer las instrucciones si o sí.Una cosa a tener muy en cuenta: TODO ESTA EN INGLÉS. Hay padres que pueden ver esto como una ventajas y otros como una desventaja, es bueno tener esto en cuenta antes de comprar el producto, pues si tu niño es pequeño y encima no sabe inglés, este juego se puede llegar a volver un muermazo. El robot tiene diferentes expresiones faciales y muchísimos sonidos (los cuales los hace en inglés)Lo recomiendo bastante, pero como dije, lo veo difícil para un niño de 4 años

Es muy importante fomentar las habilidades y la capacidad de procesamiento mental de los pequeños y esto es lo que hace este Robot, a través de múltiples actividades que se puede hacer.Funciona muy bien, respondiendo como se espera a las órdenes que se le programan, de manera ágil.Además por su aspecto gestos y movimientos a los niñ@s les encanta, y todos los amigos quieren darle las órdenes al Robot.Un producto en definitiva original, didáctico y desde mi punto de vista una buena inversión.