The ipad app for programming has nice missions for the kids to progress and is really nicely done, but at the cost of all these background animations draining the ipad battery. The 3D interactive assembly instructions are a big step up from the printed booklets and make it so much easier to build the robots. The flip side is that without the app you have no hope of completing any robots. I would also prefer that programming for the missions had some more hints and hand holding towards the "correct" solution - the kids sometimes tend to randomly put the blocks together without giving much thought to it, just because they want to rush into the next mission.
The best part is that now you can also program/control the robots from MIT Scratch on a PC, just need to install an extension that provides the bluetooth link. After a recent Windows update the Web version of scratch failed to connect to the LEGO boost controller, but the desktop Scratch still working fine.
| Educational Objective(s) | Engineering Skills, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving Skills, STEM |
|---|---|
| Language: | English, Italian, French, German, Spanish |
| Model Number | 75253 |
| Number of Pieces | 1177 |
| Assembly Required | Yes |
| Batteries Required? | Yes |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic |
| Remote Control Included? | No |
| Release date | 3 October 2019 |
| Mfg Recommended age | 8 - 99 years |
| Item Model Number | 75253 |
| Product Dimensions | 54 x 28.2 x 9.1 cm; 1.66 Kilograms |
| ASIN | B07K9FLGCF |
