JIMU Robot
© 2016 Ubtech Robotics
Standing about 8 inches tall, the JIMU Robot is a sophisticated, rechargeable snap together, app controlled mechanical humanoid creature that can walk, dance, or move in a wide number of ways. This is more of an assembly (rather than a creative) experience although it is possible to program the robot's moves. The app download is free. Our testers (aged 14 and 17) took about an hour to put the robot together, reporting that the app "takes about 10 minutes to download." They really liked it, found it very satisfying to complete and control.
$130, iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: robotics, assembly, programming