No joke our cat would give 6 stars. This kit is well thought out and simple to assemble, especially if you are not new to soldering. The only challenge is the whiskers. They are actually momentary switches which activate Reverse motion and MUST have clearance around the 2 holes in the PCB in order for the little bot to operate properly. Our cat is usually blasé with any toy but goes nuts over Herbie.
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Elaine
Clever - but HARD
As of this writing, Herbie the Robot is my least favorite child. My son (age 11) and I have been building him (on our second try now, after having successfully completed 2 other soldering projects) and we got to the last step and realized we had installed an incorrect part at the start of our project. We're now trying to correct the mistake, but it's going to require at least one replacement part. This is an intermediate project, in my book. On the plus side, the directions are written so my son can understand (even though we did goof on installing similar looking parts!) and we're looking forward to the fun. If you don't have a fair amount of soldering and electrical experience, I'd stay away.
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Yvette
great fun
It was fun putting this together, This is the first time that we have tried to do something as this. We want to try and built another one and have them chase each other.
