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LEGO Boost Creative Toolbox 17101 Fun Robot Building Set and Educational Coding Kit for Kids, Award-Winning STEM Learning Toy (847 Pieces)

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,226 ratings

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  • Who doesn't love robots? Introduce kids to the creative world of coding with the best educational STEM toys to foster their curiosities. Building, learning, and programming robots has never been more fun!
  • Includes 847 LEGO pieces that kids can build and rebuild into 5 cool multifunctional models. The best and most popular robotics toys for 7-12 year old boys and girls who love to tinker and learn about science. Use the latest tech like color, distance and tilt sensors.
  • Construct and code Vernie the Robot to dance, rock out on the Guitar4000, foster Frankie the Cat, interact with the Autobuilder, or explore a new discovery with the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4). The IQ-boosting activities are endless!
  • Vernie the Robot stands over 10" (27cm) tall, Guitar4000 over 1” (5cm) high, 16” (42cm) long and 5” (15cm) wide, Frankie the Cat over 6” (17cm) tall, AutoBuilder over 10” (27cm) high, M.T.R.4 over 4” (12cm) high, 9” (23cm) long and 5” (14cm) wide.
  • A tablet or mobile phone is required, but not included. Compatible with selected iOS, Android, Kindle and Windows 10 devices with BLE 4.1 and newer. Compatible with select mobile devices.

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Inspire kids to bring their LEGO creations to life with the new LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox, the fun and easy entry to building and coding smart toys for boys and girls aged 7+. By downloading the free LEGO Boost app and following the step-by-step instructions, kids can learn how to master programming robots all by themselves. Inside are instructions for Vernie the Robot—a moving, talking, and dancing robot, the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4)—a robust, versatile rover with 4 different tool attachments including a spring-loaded shooter, the Guitar4000—a musical instrument with pitch bend and sound effects, Frankie the Cat—an interactive pet that plays, purrs, and expresses its mood, and the AutoBuilder—an automated production line that actually builds miniature LEGO models! With the app’s intuitive, icon-based coding interface and complete array of exciting activities designed for each model, kids can learn about loops and variables, develop their STEM skills, creatively solve problems in endless play possibilities!

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LEGO Boost Features & Functions

5 In 1 Model

Kids can build Five models from One set, and each educational toy model is progressively more challenging.

Vernie The Robot

A robot that dances, cracks jokes and passes gas.

Frankie The Cat

An interactive pet that plays, purrs and expresses its mood.

Guitar 4000

A musical instrument learning toy with pitch bend and sound effects.

M.T.R. 4

A robust, versatile rover with four different tool attachments including a spring-loaded shooter.

Auto Builder

An automated production line that really builds miniature LEGO models.


Simple Coding. Challenging Fun!

Start inspiring their future with creative play!

LEGO creations come to life with LEGO Boost, a robot kit for kids! Using the free app on a tablet, kids can code behaviors into whatever they build!

  • They can build and code interactive, motorized robots, models and creations with distance, color and tilt sensor technologies
  • Download the free tablet app to your device and follow the step-by-step instructions for this great STEM toy
  • This set also includes a playmat for use with specific activities, and a LEGO Boost wall poster

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  • LEGO Building Elements
  • Product guides and documents

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    4.6 out of 5 stars
    3,226 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers find the toy figure fun to play with, functional, and educational. They mention it's entertaining, a great learning tool, and teaches the fundamentals of programming. Some also say it's a good introduction to concepts they will use in coding in the future. However, some customers have reported issues with the app functionality. Opinions are mixed on ease of use, value for money, and design.

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    122 customers mention "Fun to play with"122 positive0 negative

    Customers find the toy figure fun to play with. They mention it's fun to build, entertaining, and a great toy. Some say it makes for great father-daughter time and there are many projects you can do with it.

    "...================================For sure, this product is a ton of fun and teaches a lot about coding/logic, problem-solving, and creativity...." Read more

    "...The bottom like is this is a fun kit which gives a lot for the money you spend and will help kids build logical thinking. What more could you want?" Read more

    "...I worked with her given this is a very extensive build. If something gets missed along the way, it requires lots of tear down to correct...." Read more

    "...The app is well presented given the vast set of capabilities...." Read more

    121 customers mention "Functionality"94 positive27 negative

    Customers like the functionality of the product. They mention it's great, brilliant, and well-done. Some say the iPad app works pretty well, with the occasional hiccup.

    "...It's pretty good, too, so he's now much more competitive with LEGO Boost...." Read more

    "Things started off quite well, with my 6 year old building the test robot with little assistance in about 45 mins...." Read more

    "...I was not expecting too much but was very surprised at how well thought out this kit is. You will need the Lego Boost APP to fully utilize the set...." Read more

    "...to buy the latest models of electronics meant that this product just didn't work well for us...." Read more

    102 customers mention "Educational value"94 positive8 negative

    Customers find the toy figure educational. They say it teaches the fundamentals of programming, is a great learning tool, and the interface is very educational. Customers also mention the product is interactive, stimulates a young mind, and sparks excitement for coding, robotics, and some engineering. They say it has a lot of activities and challenges for kids.

    "...the app has included code that makes the characters lively and interactive while leaving room for customization...." Read more

    "...Upped my rating by another star purely for the programming being actually fun for a kid, and making a kid actually want to program more...." Read more

    "...My kid (7) loves it and it is a great introduction to robotics and programming. The app is well presented given the vast set of capabilities...." Read more

    "...It’s a great learning tool rather than kids playing video games all the time!" Read more

    34 customers mention "Gift value"30 positive4 negative

    Customers like the gift value of the toy figure. They mention it's an excellent gift for young robotics enthusiasts, someone interested in coding, and a fun educational gift.

    "...And if your little one likes Legos and robots, this is the PERFECT gift...." Read more

    "...Overall, it was a great gift that he enjoyed." Read more

    "...Occasionally, it would not connect, but it worked well. Great gift!" Read more

    "Excellent gift for the young robotics enthusiast. Pretty much perfect for my 9 year old son...." Read more

    137 customers mention "Ease of use"72 positive65 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the ease of use of the toy figure. Some mention it's well-done, with very easy-to-follow directions and a step-by-step introduction to the actual code snippets. Others say it's too complicated, confusing at first, and lacks any explanation on what each function really does.

    "...The fact that the Bluetooth setup was so painless (no pairing on iOS, it was like magic) makes this much easier to deal with than other robots like..." Read more

    "...of the instructions, but it has a ton of pages and not easy to skip several hundred pages to get to our page...." Read more

    "...It also gives you a step by step introduction to the actual code snippets. So it is best to follow along with the app...." Read more

    "...is very annoying as you have to restart the app, and it has a long start-up time. Then it works for a few runs and starts freezing again.2...." Read more

    60 customers mention "Value for money"40 positive20 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the value for money of the toy figure. Some mention it's worth the price, while others say it's a bit expensive.

    "...the sounds and processing is done by your tablet, so that’s a smart way to save costs and make the “brain” brick really simple..." Read more

    "...Details:The price is certainly right, considering there are non-robotic Lego sets for the same price point...." Read more

    "...That is a serious amount of batteries and very expensive to continue putting new ones in the built set...." Read more

    "...you can build several models from this one kit, makes it more reasonably priced than other robotic toys out there...." Read more

    30 customers mention "Design"10 positive20 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the design of the toy figure. Some mention it's cool looking, while others say it's terrible and defective.

    "...Not a very positive experience for a 6 year old. And there was no way we could go back to seeing the instructions again...." Read more

    "...The cat looks very cute and definitely familiarized us with the whole set and the app...." Read more

    "...Even for just the instructions, it's unusable. Most parts of it are locked with no explanation of how to unlock them...." Read more

    "...big projects, but this has frustrated everyone and been a tremendous negative experience. Lego has really hurt us this time.,..." Read more

    64 customers mention "App functionality"18 positive46 negative

    Customers have negative opinions about the app functionality of the toy figure. They mention it gives them problems, gets stuck at a step, and is difficult to figure out. They also say the product is totally dependent on the app and a compatible tablet.

    "...This is very annoying as you have to restart the app, and it has a long start-up time. Then it works for a few runs and starts freezing again...." Read more

    "...But the conveyor never seemed to work quite right no matter how many adjustments we made to it." Read more

    "...Dash has several apps available and is generally more mature as of right now, but I think Boost should catch up and exceed Dash overall...." Read more

    "...Third issue is the Windows App will just die, stop, or turn off. Re-launch it, and it takes you to the point you left off, but it can be strange...." Read more

    This *is* the robot you've been looking for
    5 out of 5 stars
    This *is* the robot you've been looking for
    OVERALL CONCLUSION==================LEGO boost is 80% of the learning at 50% of the cost and 20% of the hassle of LEGO’s fancier Mindstorms product. LEGO Boost compares really well to all other competing robots out there, so if you want your kid to know about coding, robotics, mechanics or technology, it’s a really easy choice. The age range is spot-on: 7 to 12 years old seems just right.TOP PROS: 1) Great value for what you get; 2) Extensive models for a lot of fun; 3) Painless setup so that kids can use the app and Bluetooth connection easily.TOP CONS: 1) Needs an iPad or Android tablet, which can triple the cost; 2) Limited accessories and other sensors/motors so far; 3) App can be very confusing at times and the “unlocking” of levels is irritatingWHAT CAN LEGO BOOST DO?======================You can build 5 different, intricate projects right out of the box. LEGO included a huge assortment of great parts so that you can build a standing robot, a guitar, a “factory”, a cat, and a horizontal rover bot. Each model is part toy and part experiment because the app has included code that makes the characters lively and interactive while leaving room for customization. All the sounds and processing is done by your tablet, so that’s a smart way to save costs and make the “brain” brick really simple (which LEGO calls the “Move Hub”). The LEGO Boost app guides you through building and programming each robot in a set of challenges that are unlocked as you go. My 7-year-old and I could only figure out how to do Vernie the tall robot so far, which was sad because he wanted to start with the guitar or factory. This is minor bump in the road, though, because I envision this being a popular toy for a very long time. The fact that the Bluetooth setup was so painless (no pairing on iOS, it was like magic) makes this much easier to deal with than other robots like Cozmo.NOTE: If your app crashes, power off your iPad completely. This worked great for me. I’ve noticed that upon installation, some apps need a power cycle to work their best. I don’t know if this is a memory leak in the iPad or what. I’m running the app on a 3-year-old iPad Air 1 (not 2) and it works great. Anything newer should be fine, and LEGO has a device check section on their website.IS LEGO BOOST FUN AND EDUCATIONAL?================================For sure, this product is a ton of fun and teaches a lot about coding/logic, problem-solving, and creativity. My younger two kids, ages 4 and 7, are over-the-moon-excited about it and have been counting down the days until it arrived on August 1st. My 7-year-old already spent three hours building the first robot and he was completely enthralled. I was especially impressed by the robot’s head motion and the intricacy of the gears used in this model. The app has been fun to go through, but we’re only partially through it right now.HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO OTHER ROBOTS?==================================As you can see from my website, LearnRichly, I’m kind of a learning toy nut. I especially like logic games and programming, so robotics coding is a pretty natural fit. In our house, we have Cozmo (from Anki), Dash (Wonder Workshop), Ozobot, and *3* LEGO Mindstorms kits (the older kids do FIRST Lego League, so they’ve acquired 2 EV3 sets and 1 NXT set). (Ouch, I just realized that I’ve spent over $1000 in toy robots in the last 5 years, yikes. We don’t eat-out or see shows more than a few time per year, so that helps save cash!) UPDATE: See more below about Cozmo in the 8/15 Update..Which robot do we like the best? So far, LEGO Boost and Dash are the winners, with an edge towards LEGO if you have kids 8 and up and a recommendation for Dash if you have younger kids. Cozmo is small and limited, but more emotive and fun. He’s definitely a “toy” and the others are “learning toys.” Oddly, he’s also capable of real Python programming after a complicated SDK setup, so it’s an eclectic mix. Ozobots are only really useful for the most price-constrained budget; save up and buy a Boost, instead.Why are Dash and Boost the best? Because they give you real coding experience and make it fun. Dash has several apps available and is generally more mature as of right now, but I think Boost should catch up and exceed Dash overall. They both can take LEGO parts for building, but LEGO far and away exceeds Dash in versatility. It can be a factory, guitar, cat or who-knows-what-else that’s coming in the future! I do appreciate Dash as a standalone, start-from-scratch project, but LEGO will be the better choice for most households. Dash has been alone in this space for quite a while, but probably just got dethroned.UPDATE ON AUGUST 15th, 2017==========================OK, we've had LEGO Boost for 2 weeks now. We've built the standing robot, the guitar, and the mini-factory. We couldn't get the factory to work and must have done something wrong--we'll come back to it. My son wants to build the rover next. We also had to buy a large organizer set to keep all the pieces--what I didn't realize is how many *unique* pieces there are in this set. The Mindstorms kits have lots of pieces, but they are easier to organize since there are fewer than 100 unique ones. LEGO Boost has over 200 different types of pieces; we ended up using about 60 little divided bins in plastic craft organizers. If I had it to do over again I would buy the Akro Mills 64-drawer organizer like this one: Akro-Mils 64-drawer organizer. They charge too much for the drawer dividers, but I believe another company (stack-on?) has a 48-pack for much cheaper that *supposedly* works with the Akro Mills set, but I haven't verified.Since I wrote the above about Cozmo from Anki, I realize that he now has coding in the app! It's pretty good, too, so he's now much more competitive with LEGO Boost. I will review all of them in a future roundup at my little hobby blog LearnRichly.com, but for now I at least have an in-depth review of LEGO Boost that gives you much more detail than I could put in this Amazon review. Using my 6-criteria scoring scale, the average I came up with was a 4.4 out of 5 stars, so I wish Amazon would allow me to award LEGO Boost a 4.5 star rating instead of my 5 star rating.
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    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
    Style: Standard PackagingVerified Purchase
    OVERALL CONCLUSION
    ==================
    LEGO boost is 80% of the learning at 50% of the cost and 20% of the hassle of LEGO’s fancier Mindstorms product. LEGO Boost compares really well to all other competing robots out there, so if you want your kid to know about coding, robotics, mechanics or technology, it’s a really easy choice. The age range is spot-on: 7 to 12 years old seems just right.
    TOP PROS: 1) Great value for what you get; 2) Extensive models for a lot of fun; 3) Painless setup so that kids can use the app and Bluetooth connection easily.
    TOP CONS: 1) Needs an iPad or Android tablet, which can triple the cost; 2) Limited accessories and other sensors/motors so far; 3) App can be very confusing at times and the “unlocking” of levels is irritating

    WHAT CAN LEGO BOOST DO?
    ======================
    You can build 5 different, intricate projects right out of the box. LEGO included a huge assortment of great parts so that you can build a standing robot, a guitar, a “factory”, a cat, and a horizontal rover bot. Each model is part toy and part experiment because the app has included code that makes the characters lively and interactive while leaving room for customization. All the sounds and processing is done by your tablet, so that’s a smart way to save costs and make the “brain” brick really simple (which LEGO calls the “Move Hub”). The LEGO Boost app guides you through building and programming each robot in a set of challenges that are unlocked as you go. My 7-year-old and I could only figure out how to do Vernie the tall robot so far, which was sad because he wanted to start with the guitar or factory. This is minor bump in the road, though, because I envision this being a popular toy for a very long time. The fact that the Bluetooth setup was so painless (no pairing on iOS, it was like magic) makes this much easier to deal with than other robots like Cozmo.

    NOTE: If your app crashes, power off your iPad completely. This worked great for me. I’ve noticed that upon installation, some apps need a power cycle to work their best. I don’t know if this is a memory leak in the iPad or what. I’m running the app on a 3-year-old iPad Air 1 (not 2) and it works great. Anything newer should be fine, and LEGO has a device check section on their website.

    IS LEGO BOOST FUN AND EDUCATIONAL?
    ================================
    For sure, this product is a ton of fun and teaches a lot about coding/logic, problem-solving, and creativity. My younger two kids, ages 4 and 7, are over-the-moon-excited about it and have been counting down the days until it arrived on August 1st. My 7-year-old already spent three hours building the first robot and he was completely enthralled. I was especially impressed by the robot’s head motion and the intricacy of the gears used in this model. The app has been fun to go through, but we’re only partially through it right now.

    HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO OTHER ROBOTS?
    ==================================
    As you can see from my website, LearnRichly, I’m kind of a learning toy nut. I especially like logic games and programming, so robotics coding is a pretty natural fit. In our house, we have Cozmo (from Anki), Dash (Wonder Workshop), Ozobot, and *3* LEGO Mindstorms kits (the older kids do FIRST Lego League, so they’ve acquired 2 EV3 sets and 1 NXT set). (Ouch, I just realized that I’ve spent over $1000 in toy robots in the last 5 years, yikes. We don’t eat-out or see shows more than a few time per year, so that helps save cash!) UPDATE: See more below about Cozmo in the 8/15 Update..

    Which robot do we like the best? So far, LEGO Boost and Dash are the winners, with an edge towards LEGO if you have kids 8 and up and a recommendation for Dash if you have younger kids. Cozmo is small and limited, but more emotive and fun. He’s definitely a “toy” and the others are “learning toys.” Oddly, he’s also capable of real Python programming after a complicated SDK setup, so it’s an eclectic mix. Ozobots are only really useful for the most price-constrained budget; save up and buy a Boost, instead.

    Why are Dash and Boost the best? Because they give you real coding experience and make it fun. Dash has several apps available and is generally more mature as of right now, but I think Boost should catch up and exceed Dash overall. They both can take LEGO parts for building, but LEGO far and away exceeds Dash in versatility. It can be a factory, guitar, cat or who-knows-what-else that’s coming in the future! I do appreciate Dash as a standalone, start-from-scratch project, but LEGO will be the better choice for most households. Dash has been alone in this space for quite a while, but probably just got dethroned.

    UPDATE ON AUGUST 15th, 2017
    ==========================
    OK, we've had LEGO Boost for 2 weeks now. We've built the standing robot, the guitar, and the mini-factory. We couldn't get the factory to work and must have done something wrong--we'll come back to it. My son wants to build the rover next. We also had to buy a large organizer set to keep all the pieces--what I didn't realize is how many *unique* pieces there are in this set. The Mindstorms kits have lots of pieces, but they are easier to organize since there are fewer than 100 unique ones. LEGO Boost has over 200 different types of pieces; we ended up using about 60 little divided bins in plastic craft organizers. If I had it to do over again I would buy the Akro Mills 64-drawer organizer like this one: Akro-Mils 64-drawer organizer. They charge too much for the drawer dividers, but I believe another company (stack-on?) has a 48-pack for much cheaper that *supposedly* works with the Akro Mills set, but I haven't verified.

    Since I wrote the above about Cozmo from Anki, I realize that he now has coding in the app! It's pretty good, too, so he's now much more competitive with LEGO Boost. I will review all of them in a future roundup at my little hobby blog LearnRichly.com, but for now I at least have an in-depth review of LEGO Boost that gives you much more detail than I could put in this Amazon review. Using my 6-criteria scoring scale, the average I came up with was a 4.4 out of 5 stars, so I wish Amazon would allow me to award LEGO Boost a 4.5 star rating instead of my 5 star rating.
    Customer image
    5.0 out of 5 stars This *is* the robot you've been looking for
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
    OVERALL CONCLUSION
    ==================
    LEGO boost is 80% of the learning at 50% of the cost and 20% of the hassle of LEGO’s fancier Mindstorms product. LEGO Boost compares really well to all other competing robots out there, so if you want your kid to know about coding, robotics, mechanics or technology, it’s a really easy choice. The age range is spot-on: 7 to 12 years old seems just right.
    TOP PROS: 1) Great value for what you get; 2) Extensive models for a lot of fun; 3) Painless setup so that kids can use the app and Bluetooth connection easily.
    TOP CONS: 1) Needs an iPad or Android tablet, which can triple the cost; 2) Limited accessories and other sensors/motors so far; 3) App can be very confusing at times and the “unlocking” of levels is irritating

    WHAT CAN LEGO BOOST DO?
    ======================
    You can build 5 different, intricate projects right out of the box. LEGO included a huge assortment of great parts so that you can build a standing robot, a guitar, a “factory”, a cat, and a horizontal rover bot. Each model is part toy and part experiment because the app has included code that makes the characters lively and interactive while leaving room for customization. All the sounds and processing is done by your tablet, so that’s a smart way to save costs and make the “brain” brick really simple (which LEGO calls the “Move Hub”). The LEGO Boost app guides you through building and programming each robot in a set of challenges that are unlocked as you go. My 7-year-old and I could only figure out how to do Vernie the tall robot so far, which was sad because he wanted to start with the guitar or factory. This is minor bump in the road, though, because I envision this being a popular toy for a very long time. The fact that the Bluetooth setup was so painless (no pairing on iOS, it was like magic) makes this much easier to deal with than other robots like Cozmo.

    NOTE: If your app crashes, power off your iPad completely. This worked great for me. I’ve noticed that upon installation, some apps need a power cycle to work their best. I don’t know if this is a memory leak in the iPad or what. I’m running the app on a 3-year-old iPad Air 1 (not 2) and it works great. Anything newer should be fine, and LEGO has a device check section on their website.

    IS LEGO BOOST FUN AND EDUCATIONAL?
    ================================
    For sure, this product is a ton of fun and teaches a lot about coding/logic, problem-solving, and creativity. My younger two kids, ages 4 and 7, are over-the-moon-excited about it and have been counting down the days until it arrived on August 1st. My 7-year-old already spent three hours building the first robot and he was completely enthralled. I was especially impressed by the robot’s head motion and the intricacy of the gears used in this model. The app has been fun to go through, but we’re only partially through it right now.

    HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO OTHER ROBOTS?
    ==================================
    As you can see from my website, LearnRichly, I’m kind of a learning toy nut. I especially like logic games and programming, so robotics coding is a pretty natural fit. In our house, we have Cozmo (from Anki), Dash (Wonder Workshop), Ozobot, and *3* LEGO Mindstorms kits (the older kids do FIRST Lego League, so they’ve acquired 2 EV3 sets and 1 NXT set). (Ouch, I just realized that I’ve spent over $1000 in toy robots in the last 5 years, yikes. We don’t eat-out or see shows more than a few time per year, so that helps save cash!) UPDATE: See more below about Cozmo in the 8/15 Update..

    Which robot do we like the best? So far, LEGO Boost and Dash are the winners, with an edge towards LEGO if you have kids 8 and up and a recommendation for Dash if you have younger kids. Cozmo is small and limited, but more emotive and fun. He’s definitely a “toy” and the others are “learning toys.” Oddly, he’s also capable of real Python programming after a complicated SDK setup, so it’s an eclectic mix. Ozobots are only really useful for the most price-constrained budget; save up and buy a Boost, instead.

    Why are Dash and Boost the best? Because they give you real coding experience and make it fun. Dash has several apps available and is generally more mature as of right now, but I think Boost should catch up and exceed Dash overall. They both can take LEGO parts for building, but LEGO far and away exceeds Dash in versatility. It can be a factory, guitar, cat or who-knows-what-else that’s coming in the future! I do appreciate Dash as a standalone, start-from-scratch project, but LEGO will be the better choice for most households. Dash has been alone in this space for quite a while, but probably just got dethroned.

    UPDATE ON AUGUST 15th, 2017
    ==========================
    OK, we've had LEGO Boost for 2 weeks now. We've built the standing robot, the guitar, and the mini-factory. We couldn't get the factory to work and must have done something wrong--we'll come back to it. My son wants to build the rover next. We also had to buy a large organizer set to keep all the pieces--what I didn't realize is how many *unique* pieces there are in this set. The Mindstorms kits have lots of pieces, but they are easier to organize since there are fewer than 100 unique ones. LEGO Boost has over 200 different types of pieces; we ended up using about 60 little divided bins in plastic craft organizers. If I had it to do over again I would buy the Akro Mills 64-drawer organizer like this one: Akro-Mils 64-drawer organizer. They charge too much for the drawer dividers, but I believe another company (stack-on?) has a 48-pack for much cheaper that *supposedly* works with the Akro Mills set, but I haven't verified.

    Since I wrote the above about Cozmo from Anki, I realize that he now has coding in the app! It's pretty good, too, so he's now much more competitive with LEGO Boost. I will review all of them in a future roundup at my little hobby blog LearnRichly.com, but for now I at least have an in-depth review of LEGO Boost that gives you much more detail than I could put in this Amazon review. Using my 6-criteria scoring scale, the average I came up with was a 4.4 out of 5 stars, so I wish Amazon would allow me to award LEGO Boost a 4.5 star rating instead of my 5 star rating.
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    Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2017
    Style: Standard PackagingVerified Purchase
    Things started off quite well, with my 6 year old building the test robot with little assistance in about 45 mins. The test programming really began getting him interested in the kit. Will second another reviewer regarding documentation of the programming buttons, there isn't any. Lego, please send me that cheat sheet PDF as well.

    Then he started building Vernie.

    We did not have any of the app crashes so many people mentioned in their reviews, but then we're using the app on our basic Fire tablet, modified to use Google Play store apps.

    Midway through the build our tablet ran out of charge. Then started our struggle. After reloading the app, we slid through the instruction progress bar slider mistakenly until the end. At this point, the app assumes you've fully built Vernie and asks to connect. Vernie began talking, even though his feet and arms were incomplete. Not a very positive experience for a 6 year old. And there was no way we could go back to seeing the instructions again.

    There seems to be a "Reset Progress" button in settings, but we're afraid that will reset everything, including the test robot, test programming etc. Definitely don't want to go through all that again!

    Managed to search and find a PDF booklet of the instructions, but it has a ton of pages and not easy to skip several hundred pages to get to our page.

    Lego should've designed the app so that you could go a step back if needed.

    That said, I'd say Boost has definitely kept my 6 year old piqued and we're hoping to complete Vernie soon and will update this early review.

    Update (08/15/2017):
    We've finished Bernie (relying on the PDF instructions we unearthed via a Google search) and my 6-yr old is having a blast programming Vernie to do the various things he's capable of. Turning, talking and even responding to a handshake! I love how the programming language is just drag-and-drop. He's already learning the basic concepts of if-then and loops. I wish they included the programming cheat-sheet in the box, since icons on some of the programming blocks aren't at all obvious to an adult, let alone a kid. Upped my rating by another star purely for the programming being actually fun for a kid, and making a kid actually want to program more.

    Update (09/02/2017):
    Updating since there is a button that allows going back a step (as explained by Lego support in the comment), although it didn't work for some reason initially. I think you need to exit out of the building view and restart for the that button to work. But it did eventually and Lego support was good to point that out. Also, I'm running this on a Fire tablet which isn't officially supported by Lego, so I'll give them the benefit of doubt. Upping by another star, since there are very few flaws left at this point (biggest gripe is that pictures on some of the programming blocks aren't at all intuitive). So I'd like Lego to provide a cheat sheet of all the blocks used, either in the box or email it to customers. The bottom like is this is a fun kit which gives a lot for the money you spend and will help kids build logical thinking. What more could you want?
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    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2017
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    Our daughter is all about Legos and asked Santa for this kit. I was not expecting too much but was very surprised at how well thought out this kit is. You will need the Lego Boost APP to fully utilize the set. If using an Android device, it must be 5.0 or higher. Our Lenovo Tab 10 tablet was only 4.4 and would not load the app. So I downloaded the Microsoft version onto her Dell 2 in 1 laptop. It runs fine on it. Our 2 in 1 has Bluetooth which is how it communicates with the control block. I also loaded it on my Samsung Galaxy phone and it runs well on it. The Boost software takes you through the build for each of the five builds. You can also download each of the build instructions off the Lego site. But you must follow the app to unlock each level. It also gives you a step by step introduction to the actual code snippets. So it is best to follow along with the app. Our daughter is 9 and a skilled Lego builder. I worked with her given this is a very extensive build. If something gets missed along the way, it requires lots of tear down to correct. I would suggest going to the Lego site and watching some of the intro videos prior to starting the set. It will be useful. Also check out some of the YouTube videos. Besides the 5 items shown on the box, there are three more designs included in the app. Those are tucked away in another area in the app. You can see those in the Lego website videos. There are also some videos for out of the box ideas (color ball sorter for example). The kit has a color sensing photo eye. The kit is a bit more than I expected. While it may not be the more sophisticated Mindstorm Ev3 set, it is a very good starter set plus more. This kit will provide many hours of fun and learning. I would recommend it.
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    gerardo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Me gusto y lo compre.
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 17, 2019
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    De un inicio solo queria armar a Vernie pero me anime a comprar una tablet.

    Lo curioso del Lego Boost es que al parecer la programacion se realiza y se queda en la App, el programa se transmite al brick por medio del bluetooth de la tablet., esto es, el brick no guarda el programa solo ejecuta las instrucciones enviadas por la tablet.

    Esto tiene sus puntos buenos y malos, pero en general me gusto, la App tiene sonidos graciosos y es muy facil mover o quitar bloques,

    Solo recomendar que si tienen o van a comprar una tablet entren a la pagina de lego para ver las compatibles, lo mas importante es la version de bluetooth (4.1 o superior).
    farland girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing toys for kids
    Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2019
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    My grand-son (6 years old) adores it. I had a doubt about the success, that's why I have asked my son (computer specialist) to assist him in case of need. Then I have ordered and my grand kid played it by himself during hours and days, without asking for help. He has done all 4 possibilities and remaining the 5th one to save it for rainy days. The difficult part is the decision to build up the new figure, one has to take all pieces apart and sort them out by colors, asolutely not loosing a single piece. This package of toys brings a lot to the kids: creation, patience, discipline, organised and independant. I believe a coaching from parent is needed but it's worth much more than just a simple toy.
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    Kathleen Olson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Endlessly Entertaining
    Reviewed in Australia on January 13, 2019
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    This gift has entertained my grand daughter for hours. It has been a great joy for her.
    Carla RC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Padrísimo juguete!
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 26, 2019
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    Padrísimo juguete! Mi hija de 7 lo recibió de regalo de Navidad.

    El único problema que le veo es el tema de la conexión. No está clara la lista de dispositivos compatibles. Yo lo conecté a una laptop con sistema operativo Windows y, aunque fue algo complicado hacer la conexión la primera vez, al parecer funciona bien. Supuestamente no es compatible con dispositivos Apple, pero en el sitio europeo dice que sí.

    No sé en el caso de otros dispositivos, pero para laptop definitivamente tiene que haber un adulto cerca que tenga idea de configuración de computadoras, al menos la primera vez
    Jupiter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic LEGO Toy For Kids
    Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2019
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    This toy is perfect for kids around Grade 1. It provides a very interactive and interesting way for kids to learn programming and robot. Here is the list of good stuff:
    1. iPad or iPhone app is used to provide building instructions
    2. The same app is used to program the sequence of actions for robot
    3. The programming part is actually not coding, but organizing intuitive icons of actions that can be performed by robot (e.g. crying)
    4. There are several types of robots could be built and each has its own unique feature.