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(More customer reviews)The instructions say "8+ years old". I bought it for a bright 6-year old. After looking through the kit & instructions, I wave off my ten-year old. I turned it over to myself, a 44-year old with a Ph.D. in computer science, who's fairly mechanical. There was a couple hours between then & bedtime, and I hoped to have a working robot for the kids by then.
Hours after sending them to bed, I still don't have a working robot. Looking at it, it doesn't appear possible it will work. The spring that holds the crown gear against the pinion gear looks like entirely the wrong part; the screws that secure the axle assembly catch when the axle rotates, because the wheel assembly doesn't seem to have the proper amount of clearance for the screws. Until I get the drive shaft working, I can't evaluate the control mechanisms and electronics, so I won't comment on those.
It's possible I totally messed it up somehow, but it seems at least a failure of over-estimating the intelligence of their audience, and likely some manufacturing defects. I'm dreading the kids getting up in the morning and having to explain to them their sound-tracking robot is a bust.
-Boyce Byerly
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Robot Kit. Ages: 8 Years & Up. Made by iBOTZ.
The Soundtracker will react to sound impulses and objects in its way. It will reverse away from a sound or obstruction, then move forward. Kit contains detailed instructions and educational background information on each component used and why. The kit will teach the fundamentals of sensor technology and show you how it all goes together. No Soldering Required. Movement: Three (3) wheels driven by a DC motor. Control: Sound sensor including condenser microphone. Dimensions: 3 3/4" (H) x 5 1/2" (W) x 1 15/16" (L)
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