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Programmable robot/toy for 10 year old

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MigsSlippers · 21/11/2016 10:20

Can anyone recommend a programmable robot, kit or similar for my 10 year old? Lego Mindstorms looks immense but it's out of reach - I'm thinking max £100. I think she is a bit past stuff like Bigtrak and beebots but I'm not sure what comes next.

Thanks for any ideas.

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gigglingHyena · 21/11/2016 13:49

DS is getting one of these

Obviously we haven't built/tested it yet but there are a few youtube videos of people building/running it. DH has had a look through the instructions and included programes and thinks DS should be able to manage it without too much help.

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Thumbcat · 21/11/2016 16:19

We've bought a Makeblocks Mbot for DS.

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Boffered1 · 21/11/2016 16:20

Not a robot but a Raspberry Pi might interest him/her

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shadesofwinter · 21/11/2016 19:36

We're debating something like this for DS, who's 9.

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Sadik · 21/11/2016 19:45

If you don't mind 2nd hand & think she'd really like the lego mindstorms, you should be able to get a complete & functional NXT 2.0 set on ebay for £100 or a little under if you're patient and keep watching. I think our set was around £95 including postage. Obviously it's not as up to date as the EV3, but still loads of fun :)

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MigsSlippers · 22/11/2016 18:34

Thank you all, I'm really grateful for the inspiration.

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