Programmable App-Enabled Robot Ball For Kids Ages 8 & Up - STEM Educational Toy By Sphero Mini (Red)! Review

Kid Christmas present. They have these at her school and she wanted one for home. It's super cute and works well. Seems durable too.

My 9 year old loved this for about 2 weeks and maybe he'll pick it up again later after he gets tired of his other Christmas gifts but it was a pretty good 2 weeks. He spent enough time "programming" the sphero that I think it was probably money well spent.

I really like this as a gift. You kind of have to calibrate it so that the ball goes in the correct direction when you are playing with it. But over all, this is a really cool toy to have. You can change the colors, and have a couple of different games to play. There are different kinds of control options for driving the Sphero. My 7 year old son does think its pretty cool and he appreciates the present

The controling was a bit wonky. It basically would go opposite or just a different direction entirely from where I want it to go, I constantly have to adjust it. One other thing is the durability of this thing. I thought for something that's around $50 with some pretty cool mechanics and electronic features it just pops open like a battery coming out of my old samsung galaxy back in 7th grade. It's made of plastic and is easy to pop open and lasts at least 2 minutes before it pops open when it…

I bought this product to play a prank on friends while out putting. This looks just like a regular golf ball, with the exception of the seam where it separates. In your hand or up close you’d quickly realize it’s not a normal golf ball, on the ground you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.That being said, this is soooo much more than just a prank golf ball. I was geeking out at all the fun stuff you can do with this thing. It’s brought hours of entertainment to my kids and cats. The app is

Like:* It does all as advertised.* It's small and works great as a giftDislike:* The steering is a little weird. It's not too accurate, but I suppose kids will "live with it" just fine.* It is not attractive for long. Less than a month and my kid is not playing with it any more. But I could be different with your kids. Who knows.

Bought for my 7 year old daughter's birthday. She'd played with something similar last year at camp so she was very excited when she saw it. It was a shame that I couldn't use the app on her kindle fire because freetime blocks location services and this app requires it. So I installed it on my old android phone and it worked perfectly. It does frequently lose calibration but I have not found it annoying yet.

My 7 year old daughter took a STEM class over summer break. One day after school she was telling me about this "robot" they were playing with. The teacher happen to send an email the next day, letting parents know where these could be purchased, but they were not "cheap". I don't usually just buy toys like this for my kids "just because", but I figured if they are using it for school.I think I have been playing with it more than my daughter has! 😉 Don't get me wrong, she does set up little…

I missed the different apps that Sphero originally had that made it as good as it was. Most of their functionality lives on in Sphero play, but the games like Chromo are lost forever.

I got this for my son for Christmas, and he had a blast with it. It was ready to play right out of the package (that is, after charging, but more on that later), and that hooked him. And it allowed him to program ever more complex activities with it, and he became more interested. So a great toy for him, and a learning tool that got him learning to program under the disguise of fun. Another point of note is that it's a small package, and I wasn't too confident about how long it would last…

I got this to play with the cats. Seemed like a good idea at the time. However, it kept losing it's bluetooth connection. The only way to get it connected again was to plug it in to charge. It would work for a few minutes and lose connection again. Perhaps mine is defective, but who knows.

Gave this to my 13 yo for Christmas. He was excited about it for about a day and has barely touched it since. His younger siblings find it much more interesting but they aren’t sure how to make it do much. It does exactly what it says it does though and it seems quite sturdy.

A big hit! My daughter is 10 and first test drove a Sphero bot at the Franklin Institute in Philly. She immediately added it to her Christmas list. Once we got the app downloaded she dove right into the remote driving and coding games. She has already put hours into this thing and she's only had it 3 days. Charges quickly and holds it's charge well. The only complaint is that there are no instructions in the package. Do yourself a favor and get a case for it that fits the charger.

Would not connect to my daughter's phone no matter how long I tried. Also, the battery would die shortly after removing it from the charger.I returned it and I'll give a second one a shot, but I don't have my hopes up.Will update with the new experience.Btw, this was a Christmas gift that disappointed my kid. I would not advise giving this as a gift, or at least not the sole gift.

I used to have a gag remote control golf ball. It was an inexpensive little novelty but great fun to swap out someone's golf ball, put it near the hole, and then remotely sink the putt or steer it offline so he misses the easy putt.But I lost it.I searched for it on Revain, and this is what came up. Yes, it is a remote control golf ball, but at about 20 times the price of the one I lost.Still, glad to have it.

This thing is so cool! Your phone is the remote. I got this as a gift for my youngest but I was the first one to play with it. It has a good battery life charged it after opening and haven't had to charge it yet.

I use this primarily as a cat toy, and would recommend after my experiences. Some performance observations:• The orientation calibration gets lost every 10 mins or so. Due to my high latitude, I have 50μT magnitude magnetic field strength but only 20μT parallel to the ground; Maybe that's why it has trouble.• When driving on a hardwood floor, the slightest impact will make it go into an erratic tailspin. A little more traction by the ball or some software to limit/filter the acceleration would…