I bought this for my grandchild for Christmas, hoping to ease her into some of the basics of programming. The sphere has a very nice solid feel to it, and fits on the cradle nicely for charging. I also bought a Hexnub cover, and it is somewhat inconvenient that you seem to have to remove the cover to charge it, but it does go on/off pretty easy. There are two apps, one for just playing with the ball like a remote control car, and the other for programming. The "play" app is actually a lot of fun. The "edu" app starts you off with a simple program, lets you make changes to it; the effects of your changes/commands are instantly evident, which is nice "programming feedback". My granddaughter is 11, and I really think she's going to love this.
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