4M Doodling Robot Science Stem Kit

The robot toy came with instructions - written and picture - that really worked for me as I was able to read the steps and then confer with the pictures to make sure that I was doing it right. I am not extremely handy with my hands so it took me an hour and a half to put the toy together. I work with kids so used this as an activity with one of my patients. He really loved the outcome!

The Fun Mechanics Kit Doodling Robot is a great learning toy. My 11yo son thinks that this robot is the “coolest thing”! It took us about 20 minutes to put the robot together as there are tiny screws and we kept dropping them!!!lol. This robot requires 1 AA battery and a small Phillips screwdriver to put together. The instructions were pretty good as they had written instructions and then numbered pictures to follow. Once everything was put together we had a lot of fun watching the robot draw circles and lines. I think this is really a great learning tool because you can adjust the pens to see how this affects what the robot draws, how large the circles are, etc. Great cause and effect.:). If you get tired of drawing with the robot, you can remove the pens and twist the feet down and it will slide across any smooth surface like a spider or crab. This is incredible bang for your buck. Definitely not for young kids to put together, but they can play with it. We used typing paper, but this would be awesome on butcher block paper, or maybe light wrapping paper.

This is a very cool little robot. My kids are fascinated by it. They “helped” me put it together. It's easy to put together as a 3 pen robot, but it also has two extra holders that can be used for additional markers, pens, or colored pencils. The instructions were clear and all of the materials were included (lots of small nuts, bolts, and screws with one extra of each). We've tried the robot with it at the top of the markers (makes it draw faster) and with the robot lower down on the markers (makes is draw slower). We haven't mastered the straight lines yet, but that's because my two can't stop making circles. My son loves to watch it move without the pens. It doesn't really glide like instructions say it should, but it moves a little. Overall, great little kit and fun to watch.

4M Doodling Robot Science Stem Kit is a very cool and exciting activity to do with your kids or even by yourself! My 8 year old had such a great time putting the doodling robot together with me. I had a great time too. It was very nice to spend time with my son. It was simple to put together and it actually works! He was in awe when it was really doodling on paper! You just need one AA battery! I was happy I only needed one. I recommend this!

The 4M Doodling Robot Science Stem Kit has many small pieces to put together. You will need a Phillips screwdriver that's not included to put robot together. You will also need a double A battery to make it work, also not included. I think the age requirements on the box might be a little low. It says for 8 years and over, but my 14 year old gave up and my husband had to finish it. Once put together it works really well and makes some pretty cool designs. If your child likes to create models that actually do things once finished this is probably for them. I would not suggest for very young children.

This would be a great present for a child that loves to assemble things. My kid is not one of those, so I had to do it for her, and I had to ask another adult for assistance. The instructions are not the best and there are many very tiny parts. It took about 15 minutes to assemble, but once finished it functions fine. It is loud like a back massager, with a constant buzzing while it's switched on. It's fun to watch it draw both in circles and lines depending on the arm settings you select. The markers were full, moist and vivid. It held the player's interest for at least a half hour when in drawing mode.

I received my 4M Doodling Robot Science Stem Kit yesterday and my grandson and I put it together. It came with everything you need; however a double (AA) battery is not included. If you follow the instructions you will not have any problems. Please be very careful when connecting the wires to the motor. They are very delicate and if you pull too hard on them they will break and you will not be able to connect them. That is what happened to us. Our black wire broke and when we tried to cut it, it was a bit too short and the whole side came off. Therefore, the red wire was connected but the black would not stay. They were just too short. Our Robot looked good but he would not work. Take your time and be extra careful when handling the wires. We were looking forward to seeing how it would work. I contacted the company to see if I could get another motor, waiting on their response. I f the motor is more than the kit; I will invest in buying a kit instead of a motor. I am over whelm with anticipation at see how the robot actually works.

My daughter is a child that is very creative. She is always making some type of project without instructions. It just pops out of her mind. When I saw this doodling robot kit, I just knew she would excel with this kit. This doodling robot kit comes with a LOT of pieces and an instruction booklet. My twelve-year-old daughter who is in the gifted program worked on this robot for an hour. She and I found a few discrepancies in the illustrations and instructions. The discrepancies were making the assembly of this robot a bit complicated and it frustrated my daughter quite a bit. She finally got it assembled and working. She was quite pleased with watching it draw circles and lines. The doodling robot has different adjustments that allow it to draw slower or faster. The doodling robot needs to be placed on a surface that has raised edges to keep it from falling off. My daughter covered a draw table with six sheets of white copy paper and did lots of adjustments to it. So, in the end she really liked the doodling robot. It is a bit noisy though. She was VERY excited when she saw that it made two concentric circles with two different color markers. She said, “It's pretty cool!”

This has very limited uses, but a good gift to give to a friend or charity. It has amused my daughter for days, but it doesn't do a great deal. It has limited capacity but my daughter seems to enjoy it never the less. This would possibly be a good party game/toy

My 12 year old niece and I have spent so much time in this project ( more than 2 hours) because we are really science geeks, and we don't mind taking our time to have a perfect build. The instructions were not thorough enough, so we also pulled up a you tube video for assembly. Several of the tiny screws were too small for the rivets, and we spent a lot of time trying different screws that would fit. We never got the motor cover attached because all the screws fell out. However the cover would not affect performance. It was very frustrating to try to attach the transparent cover because screw holes were too small, and to close to the plastic cover. We finally got it assembled, put the battery in, and it worked for about 30 seconds. The instructions said to check the wires that we had jammed in the terminals to create current. The problem was when we tried to take off the terminal cap with tweezers (the caps are very small), one of the wires broke. The broke wire would no longer reach to a terminal. I am still in the thinking stage trying to figure out how to extend the broke wire, and trouble shoot why it's not working. We have invested so much time, and we really wanted to see the pens doodle.