Top rated Robotics kit

Here's a ranking of the top rated products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.

1. Sphero Bolt

With the Sphero Edu app, you can program it on almost any iPhone or iPad, discover amazing community-created activities, or simply control it and play with it. The Bolt features a brilliant 8x8 LED matrix that animates and displays data in real-time. You can create and customize games and learn programming by drawing with Scratch blocks on your screen or writing JavaScript text programs.

Utilize advanced sensors to keep track of the Bolt's speed, acceleration, and direction, or control the Bolt with the built-in magnetometer to align it. The Bolt can also "talk" to other Bolts via infrared communication, giving you access to brand new games and advanced programming strategies. The Sphero BOLT is equipped with Bluetooth SMART and a durable, waterproof casing, allowing for impressive new ways to learn and play.
 

2. Sphero Mini

Packed with tiny technology - the Sphero Mini features a small gyroscope, an accelerometer, and LED lighting. With nearly an hour of battery life, the Sphero Mini is set to be the next big hit. Use the Mini as a controller to shoot your way through space, run through a tunnel, or destroy a walled polygon. If you're feeling particularly clever, download the "Sphero Edu" app and program your robot in JavaScript. Connect via Bluetooth. USB: Recharge using the included micro-USB cable. The LED lighting glows in every color. Charge for one hour, play for 45 minutes. Included accessories: Unpack and the fun begins. The Mini also includes 3 mini traffic cones and 6 mini bowling pins. 

3. Lexibook Power Puppy

The Power Puppy, a programmable robotic dog from Lexibook, embodies an innovative blend of technology and playfulness. This interactive companion can move in all directions via its remote control and responds to head pats with a dance, reacting to affection signals. With a repertoire of 10 songs and 2 choreographies, the Power Puppy provides musical entertainment and dance performances. Its versatile abilities, such as sitting, lying down, greeting, playing 'villain', doing push-ups, and a range of other tricks, capture the attention of not just the little ones. The audiovisual experience is enhanced by numerous sound and light effects, including a lit collar. Additionally, Power Puppy playfully aids in learning numbers through different barking sequences. For creative fun, new dances and movements can be programmed, which Power Puppy will then follow, complemented by the "follow me" function for interactive enjoyment. 

4. Buki Kodo

Assemble the coding robot Kodo and discover its five functions: drawing, forklift, pliers, basketball player, and soccer player. Its coding wheel allows you to program it and assign tasks without using a computer or tablet. 

5. Sphero mini soccer

Sphero Mini Soccer packs a lot of fun into a small, app-enabled robot soccer ball. With the Sphero Play app, you can drive in various ways and make your kicks using the Kick Drive feature. Use the Mini as a controller to play different games, or program your robot with the Sphero Edu app. Sphero Mini Soccer is the next big thing for fans of all ages. 

6. Velleman Robot arm

Build this kit and get acquainted with the world of electronics and mechanics in an enjoyable way. Dive into the world of robotics with this robotic arm featuring five motors and five joints. The arm is operated via a control device and includes a rotating base, a movable elbow, a movable wrist, and a functional hand. The built-in spotlight is useful for applications in the dark. 

7. Sphero Robot indi

Get started with Indi on Steam – the most accessible entry-level learning robot for children aged 4 and up. Indi encourages imaginative, playful learning by allowing children to design and build their own mazes, while also providing opportunities for students to learn the basics of programming, solve problems, and develop computational thinking skills. 

8. VTech Codi, the clever painting robot

With the cute robot, you can code, draw, and learn. The sweet robot draws various pre-installed or self-programmed designs and encourages collaborative and continued drawing. It includes 15 double-sided chip cards for learning letters and drawing, a booklet with 40 coding examples, and a pen. Codi recognizes the size of the paper, can hold a pen (7-10 cm in diameter), and responds to the insertion of chip cards as well as the pressing of control buttons. There are three game modes for drawing and coding. In drawing mode, when a chip card is placed in Codi's backpack, it draws the corresponding shape and invites you to join in or continue drawing. In free drawing mode, Codi randomly selects one of 99 designs or games and invites participation. While drawing, interesting facts are shared, and appropriate sound effects are triggered. In coding mode, simple drawings can be programmed by pressing the control buttons. By pressing secret key combinations, Codi surprises with special figures. The 4 LEDs on its face display various facial expressions. It features a child-safe battery compartment, automatic shut-off, and volume control. Demo batteries included. Language: German. 

VTech Codi, the clever painting robot
Robotics kit
CHF39.70

VTech Codi, the clever painting robot

9. Ozobot Bit+ Starter Pack

Ozobot Bit+ Entry Kit with activities, skins, markers, reusable stickers and more to start playing, drawing and programming right away. Meet the most innovative programmable robot. This interesting and educational Ozobot can be programmed using colours, lines and simple programming language. Draw lines in different colours and create different colour codes to make Ozobot execute different commands. The Ozobot Bit+ can be used with Ozobot Blockly (via USB) as well as with Arduino. You can also use Ozoblockly in different environments to programme Ozobot at different levels of difficulty. It's not just on paper that you can make Ozobot do everything: even on a tablet there are endless programming possibilities. Download the free apps (iOS and Android) that allow you to work with Ozobot. Programme your Ozobot and make it dance. There are endless possibilities to spend hours programming and creating entertainment. 

10. Sol Expert Solar & Hydraulic Robots

With the 12-in-1 construction kit, you can build 12 different robots or animals. The individual components are snap-together pieces and can be disassembled later to create additional models. The models are powered by solar and water energy, so no batteries are needed. A solar cell provides the energy, and the model moves in direct sunlight as if by magic, completely CO2-neutral. Each model features a variety of functional and mimicking movements. The builder can switch between a climbing monkey, a crocodile with an opening mouth, a T-Rex, a running ostrich, a stinging scorpion, a zigzagging buggy, and more. It is especially recommended for younger builders and model-making beginners to have the active support of an adult who can assist in constructing the first models.