Thames & Kosmos Gravity Bugs Free-Climbing MicroBot | Build a Robotic Wall-Crawling Bug | Explore STEM Lessons in Air Pressure, Suction | Hands-on Physics & Engineering Construction Kit, Blue

Thames & Kosmos Gravity Bugs Free-Climbing MicroBot is an easy to build STEM kit for kids 9+. There are easy to follow instructions and plenty of pieces to build and play with this amazing Gravity Bug. Make sure you follow the directions exactly, and there are YouTube videos that explain where mistakes can be made, and how to avoid them, so that the Gravity Bugs work correctly. This is a fun set for adults to work side-by-side with their child to assist in the build. The gravity bugs work best on glass, mirrors or similar surfaces. Anything with any texture will cause the gravity bug to fail and fall. It does well crawling and climbing across the floor as well. Fun and enjoyable for all ages.

The media could not be loaded. We ordered a bunch of “fun” stuff for Christmas. Just now getting to this one. Don’t buy it. It will not run as soon as you put it together. Very discouraging for kids to put together because the gears do not actually work. Its a big joke and waste of time. Oh well to late to return this piece of crap. It is NOT user error! The battery works as long as its not together. This company has to know it doesn’t work!

This was fun for my 10 year old to build. The only issue is that it doesn't stick to walls or windows for more than 2 steps. It does walk on the floor.

I bought it for my 10-year-old nephew and we loved it! I was in charge of cutting the components off (I thought it's too dangerous for him to use a cutter) and he assembled it by himself. It took us about an hour to finish and it worked so smoothly. It climbs up so well on my window!! As a toy lover, I was really surprised that it can climb up the window with such easy mechanism with so little cost! Really amazing design! I will recommend my friends to buy one! 🙂

It advertises that it climbs a wall , didn't work

This robot kit was great. It was so educational and so fun for them to make. Robotics is such a great area and I really liked exposing them to it.We really like science kits. I would much prefer them doing something than watching something. Science is such an important subject, and I really like that they can learn about it.It is nice because they can spend the time doing it. They are excited when they make something themselves. They love to make new discoveries.This is a great activity for a rainy day or a day when your child is sick or when you are just stuck at home. It is a good way to keep a child busy.I thought it was age appropriate. It wasn’t too hard. The children really liked how it turned out.I feel like this is good for child development. It kept my children's interest. It would also make a nice gift.I would recommend it.

The media could not be loaded. This little robot toy is pretty darn cool. Built it in about an hour and it really climbs a window. Watched the video to put it together and it wasn't that hard. You have to be somewhat careful, so this is not the easiest project. But it's small and not very expensive, so doesn't take that long. Will definitely keep kids who are mechanically inclined occupied for a few hours, and then they can play with it too

Don’t waste your money. It took a long time to put together and sand down all the little pieces. Couldn’t even get it to work. The instructions were easy to follow up with the pieces were junk.