My youngest enjoyed having Miko read stories to her. Most of these were short tales with a moral attached - The Boy Who Cried Wolf being the most obvious example. Meanwhile my eldest loved the Story Coach feature, which allowed her to work with Miko to create imaginative, whimsical stories about giants, treasure and a squirrel called Steve.
Both my kids loved the Dance Master feature, where Miko would sing a truly eclectic, random selection of songs, from hardcore rock to a saccharine song about Christmas, via a high-energy techno banger about bananas.
The music did keep stopping abruptly, mid-song, which we initially thought was due to the robot running low on battery. However, after a full charge, the same thing kept happening. While it’s not the end of the world, it did put a little bit of a dampener on the party. It’s worth noting that Miko needs a decent amount of space to ‘dance’ otherwise it is likely to reverse into a cabinet and fall over.
Speaking of music, the Miko Mini does love breaking out into the occasional nursery rhyme - even when not asked to. Sometimes this was down to having two kids yelling at the robot at top volume at the same time, but once or twice it just didn’t seem to understand the given instruction. To get the most out of the Miko Mini, it’s best to speak slowly, clearly and preferably one at a time.
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