Thames & Kosmos | Robotics Smart Machines | Robotics for Kids 8 and up | STEM Kit builds 8 Robots | Full Color Manual to help with assembly | Requires tablet or smartphone | Parents' Choice Gold Award

Kids 8-12 who like tinkering get eight progressively trickier robots to build and code with an app. Start with a walking rover, then level up to a color-sensing scorpion you program yourself. The photo-heavy manual keeps frustration low when tiny fingers snap the pieces together.