You won’t be hearing the phrase “Mom, I’m bored!” around my house this summer. The boys are going to be busy, and the Build Your Own Tin Can Robot is going to be one of their projects.
The kit  from Children’s Arts and Crafts comes with everything you need to build a robot that can wobble [...]

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LEGO Mindstorms NXT robots are the stuff. They challenge kids (and adults) in a way few ‘toys’ can.
The robots are programmable and you and your child can build them from the ground up. You can build it in the shape of a robot, scorpion, crab…use your imagination. Then you can program it to perform a [...]

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The best way to describe this toy is..think Magnetix on steroids. The Struxx Robotrixx building pieces are a ball, socket and rod that click together.
You can build all kinds of different things. This set includes a gearbox, motion detection, sound and light up eyes. These goodies allow you to build things like a T Rex [...]

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Hex Bugs are kind of hard to describe. They are little bitty robots (about the size of the palm of your hand) that interact with their environment.
Hex Bugs react to sounds and your command by moving, and they are also able to sense obstacles and move accordingly. I think this set would make a great [...]

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Tyler has to have these robots for Christmas. According to Tyler, what makes them so cool, beside the fact that they’re named Crusher and Buzzsaw is:
“You have to make their heads pop off. They talk trash to each other and say things like ‘you’re goin’ down bub.’”
B2B Bots Crusher and Buzzsaw $49.99

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