Best Robot Toys for Kids
Looking for the best robot toys for kids in 2020? Check out these hand picked cool robot toys that will bring hours of fun and smiles to your kids.
LEGO Mindstorms is one of the most well known robot toys for kids in 2019, with competitions across the country. This kit comes with over 600 pieces and instructions to create 17 different types of robots. This is one of the best robot toys for kids age 10 to 15 years old. For simpler robot toys for kids, check out the LEGO Boost line of programming toys for younger kids.
Wonder Workshop’s Dash Robot is a great way to learn programming and coding for kids. This robot toy is suitable for a wide age range, with additional accessories available to further expand what the Dash can do. Kids learn to code via block code, which is a great introduction to coding toys. In the past, the Dash has won many awards (including Parent’s Choice and Best Toy Award, making it a very safe choice for robot toys for kids.
This LEGO Boost combines two favorite STEM toys: LEGOs and Robots! This kit has over 800 pieces to build different types of robots. Then, kids can download an app on their tablet (iOS, Android, Windows, and Kindle compatible) to program the robot to move. The kit comes with several robot ideas to get started. This robot toy for boys and girls age 7 to 12 is a great way to get kids into robotics.
The DITTO is a talking robot that can repeat what you say. It’s a cute design with LED eyes and 11 movable joints. The toy is pretty small, so it is great to travel with on car rides or road trips. While this robot is not programmable per se, your kid will have fun playing with it. A great introduction to robot toys for toddlers in 2019 since you can play with it without knowing how to program or code.
This Anki Cozmo is one of the most popular toys this year. Although it is a small robot, it packs a lot of STEM learning in! You must have a tablet (iOS or Android) and a free Cozmo app to play with the robot. This is a great robot toy for kids age 8 years and up. Another great aspect of the Cozmo is that he charges via USB, so there are no batteries to worry about.
This Q-Scout is a robot that you can program to automatically move along a straight black line using sensors. It’s based on the popular Arduino board and its ready to go parts allow you to build the robot very quickly. This robot also supports drag and drop coding, make it a great option for robot toys for kids ages 6 and above (and non techie parents and grandparents too!). This is one of the best robot toys for kids this year!
