geekdad: An RC Building Set for Little Kids
Submitted by Robbie on November 13, 2008 - 8:56pm.
From John Baichtal @ geekdad:
"ZOOBMover, with its elegantly simple ball & joint connections and stripped down controller, fits the bill. My two youngest kids, ages 4.5 and 3, were able to create their own robot without any help from me. The motive force behind ZOOBMover is a vaguely torsolike plastic chassis covered in connectors so you can add functional and ornamental ZOOB elements. Most importantly it has six sockets for legs, allowing the creation of arthropodal creatures like bugs and dragons."
"The individual elements are not hard to snap together, and the limited options keep the toy from overwhelming a younger user. In particular, the lead-in time to play is incredibly low, and no instructions are needed to start. One of the most valuable lessons the kids learned was not to load on every single part onto the chassis. The picture above illustrates their first effort, which basically resulted in a twitching pile of elements that didn't go anywhere. Live and learn! "
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