Wonder Workshop Dash Robot – Coding Robots for Kids 6+ – Voice Activated STEM Robot Toys – Interactive, Educational & Programmable

(Bought this for a 5 year old) Absolutely OUTSTANDING product. As both a creative lead and tech developer, my personal standards for these types of devices is quite high and this little thing has not only met every expectation and promise, but exceeded them. In a world flooded with mediocre (or outright horrible) iterations of educational scientific / tech / STEM toys, it is incredibly satisfying to land on a product so well designed and constructed in every aspect of its envelope. MAJOR props to the teams behind the Dash. I cannot recommend it enough, both my 5 year old and myself find the device challenging and fun to use; a very difficult thing to accomplish.PROS:- Slick product design and very solid / sturdy construction.- Powerful, smooth and responsive motors, will not get stuck on simple objects in its path and can truck over changes in terrain such (rugs clothing) with little effort. It can also avoid obstacles. Motors have a very smooth motion.- Great battery life, and quick charging. I have not tested the full discharge, but you can easily get over an hour's worth of play-time out a partial charge (probably more).- Nearly infinite configurability. I am simply blown away by the number of pre-defined nodes you can pull up and program into the system, as well as the simplicity of adding your own. the result is a ridiculously vast ability to configure different programs and interactions.- FANTASTIC companion application, BRILLIANT UX/UI. I cannot overstate how incredibly well designed and implemented the robot and application are. The application It is one probably the best I have ever seen for a toy like this and easily the one thing that sets this above the rest. It is intuitive, responsive, and the education / tutoring progression section is phenomenal. My child has a blast going through the progression and enjoys the feel of the presentation. It does an excellent job of conveying basic and advanced principles and getting the user to not only execute those principles, but QA them.SUPER PRO- NO account sign up. NO user info. NO data tracking. In a world where every damned thing wants to siphon personal info through a sign up, subscription to a news letter, liking of a Facebook post, submission of a credit check and donation blood... for the honor of using it, this device has NONE of that nonsense. THANK YOU DASH!SUPER DUPER PRO- Price. I have seen a plethora of far inferior toys for double the cost (or more). This thing is a no-brainer at this price, especially when compared to the garbage out there.CON / ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT- I had to struggle with a CON, so this really more of an improvement request. A better way to export / view the actual code which the application is running, so the user can see a comparison between the node layout and the code used to execute the commend. This is minor though, as the current structure does an EXCELLENT job of introducing programing concepts, workflows and troubleshooting.Just get it. You will not at all be disappointed.

Bought this for our 5 yr old grandson. He was so excited. His 7 yr old brother also coded it. They both have been having a blast with!!

This amazing little robot and his associated apps make him extremely versatile and allow my children to be as creative as they want in programming behaviors and building attachments. The beauty of it is that it can grow with the boys. There are other attachments and even a little one-eyed Dot. The possibilities for expansion and creativity are endless and will last years. This is screen time I really don’t mind because it has proven fun and educational for our whole family – even the cats and dog. I highly recommend this robot for kids who aren’t yet motivated to program or code. The recommended minimum age is 8 – and my eight-year-old adores it – but my delight with this little robot should prove that fun and learning simply don’t have an age limit. Get one for your child or just for yourself – its a kick! The beauty of this experience was as soon as Dash came out of the box, my sons were engaged and exploring every one of his features. In less than an hour, they were using one of Dash’s apps to start coding behaviors. I’ve been trying to get my kids engaged in coding for years but this little robot did it in his first hour with them. We didn’t have to read books or go to a Spring Break Camp to learn how to use Dash. The apps were easy to use, encouraged curiosity and experimentation and made coding instantly rewarding and fun.

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Everything thing else working fine. But its head start vibrating suddenly. You people should test these items especially for export. How I can claim thus type of things now? If you want I can share video.

Un'ottima idea regalo per far conoscere ai bambini la logica di programmazione per poi proseguire con elementi più complessi man mano che crescono, ci si divertono pure i grandi, come tecnico elettronico e sviluppatore firmware dovete credermi.

Get this for your child. but you should see compatibility of your phone before buying the product. the soft wares needed to be downloaded on to the phone to get this robot going. Try to download the software, if it downloads, its compatible. Sounds silly but that's what it actually is. I got a Samsung Note 9, Galaxy S8+ and a Samsung Tab A. Only Tab A works. Dash soft wares are really educative and fun to play with. This is the first level of programming which your child is getting into.

Wir haben bereits einige Roboter zu Hause, aber Dash hat meine Nichte (7) im sofort begeistert. Durch die selbsterklärende App mit kinderleichter Navigation auch für Kids die noch nicht lesen können kein Problem fiel der Einstieg besonders leicht! Pfeile und blinken zeigen dem Kind an, welche Schritte als nächstes gemacht werden müssen. Zu Beginn habe ich noch dabei gesessen, aber es lief ganz von alleine, so dass ich mich anderen Dingen widmen und ihr "Robi" wie sie ihn getauft hat bedenkenlos überlassen konnte. Besonders fasziniert hat mich, dass besonders schnell eine Art Interaktion zwischen Kind und Roboter stattfand, denn der Roboter bietet unzählige Möglichkeiten zur Interaktion und Individualisierung, wie: Licht (Pink, Blau, Grün,etc.), weiterhin hat er Sensoren was genial ist so erkennt er Hindernisse, und der Kopf dreht sich nach oben und schaut einen so zu sagen an, genial! Weiterhin hat er einen Voice Recorder, spricht mit einem kann aber auch Dinge aufnehmen. Der Roboter wurde über 1,5 Stunden intensiv bespielt ohne das er einmal aufgeladen werden musste! Lego Kompatibel ist er im Übrigen auch, aber das haben wir noch nicht getestet denn mit der spielerischen App gibt es so viel zu entdecken, damit werden wir noch eine Weile beschäftigt sein.Rundum ein geniales und sehr vielseitiges Produkt mit dem Kinder bereits ab 6 Jahren auf spielerische Weise die ersten Schritte in die Welt des Programmierens erlernen können. Coding wird meiner Meinung nach damit "anfassbar" und realer!