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Botley the Coding Robot Review: Teach Your Child Coding Without a Screen!

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Botley the Coding Robot (from Learning Resources) is pretty unique for a modern coding toy because it doesn’t require any screen time. My daughter is just getting into science kits and toys and was delighted when we were sent our very own Botley for the purpose of this review!

Botley the Coding Robot

This cool little robot teaches children aged 5+how coding works and let’s them learn how to instruct Botley to follow certain commands. It’s mostly aimed t children aged 5-9, but my 9-year-old daughter has been playing with it and it wasn’t too young for her, so I think if you’ve got a child interested in this sort of stuff, it would probably even wow a 10 or 11-year-old.

Botley the Coding Robot

Teach Botley to move objects, knock down bricks, follow an obstacle course and play at an egg and spoon race!

Botley the Coding Robot

Botley the Coding Robot: What’s in the Box?

The 77 piece Botley set contains:

Botley the Coding Robot

  • Botley robot
  • Remote programmer
  • Detachable robot arms
  • 40 coding cards
  • 6 boards
  • 8 sticks
  • 12 cubes
  • 2 cones
  • 2 flags
  • 2 balls
  • 1 goal
  • 1 sticker sheet

Botley the Coding Robot

5 AAA batteries are required in total, but not included.

What can Botley do?

Botley can follow simple code, black lines and even move balls and blocks.

We have laminate in our hallway, so it seemed like the most sensible place to give Botley a whirl. We tried the simple programs from the instruction booklet first of all, but Emma felt confident to make up her own after she’d mastered those. Botley the Coding Robot

You can use the coding cards to help remember the sequence, they are colour coded to match the buttons on the remote for ease of use. I liked this because I think it helps with the learning aspect of this kit.

I also rather enjoyed the detachable robot arms.

Botley the Coding Robot

The arms not only made our robot friend look extra cute and cheeky, but they can make him move the balls and blocks you get in the kit. Botley has an object detection feature, but this doesn’t work when the arms are on.

It’s also noting that if you’re too far away when using the remote, it won’t pick up the signal.

What we thought of Botley the coding robot

My daughter loves him! My son, although just below the recommended age, is really keen on him to and loves to watch his sister control the friendly-looking robot.

I think it’s a really cool toy with the added bonus of teaching children something in a way that pretty much disguises that its educational! I love it and would recommend it to anyone who has a child interested in this sort of thing. A double thumbs up from me!

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Comments

  1. Peter Watson says

    December 19, 2018 at 7:40 pm

    I will have to buy one of these for my grandaughter although she is not quite ready at the moment.

    Reply
  2. Tracy Nixon says

    December 19, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    Great review! I think I will have to buy one of these for my youngest daughter!

    Reply
  3. Anthony Harrington says

    December 19, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    Botley looks fab! I know my little Grandson would enjoy him!

    Reply
  4. Rich Tyler says

    December 19, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    That’s so cool, my little 1 would love it

    Reply
  5. Margaret Gallagher says

    December 26, 2018 at 8:28 pm

    Great fun great learning – will certainly be enjoyed here too

    Reply
  6. justine meyer says

    December 30, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    This looks really interesting

    Reply
  7. Karen Usher says

    January 1, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    Great write up, my little girls bday coming up very soon, I think this would keep her entertained for a good while. Added to her bday list!

    Reply
  8. Laura Lee says

    January 1, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    This looks like something my coding obsessed sons would love, thanks for reviewing

    Reply
  9. john prendergast says

    January 1, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    Looks great fun while learning as well

    Reply
  10. Susan B says

    January 2, 2019 at 4:37 am

    A really helpful review, thank you. Botley is rather cute and very appealing as well as being educationally demanding. He is now on my birthday gift list for the children.

    Reply
  11. Claire Woods says

    January 2, 2019 at 9:13 am

    I think this is a great robot. Sounds easy to use and great to teach kids coding basics.

    Reply
  12. Karen hutchinson says

    January 2, 2019 at 9:33 pm

    Great idea – my son would love this as he is doing basic coding at school

    Reply
  13. Lynn Neal says

    January 5, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    This looks fun and educational too!

    Reply
  14. Kirsten Melville says

    January 5, 2019 at 10:55 pm

    I got one of these for my 3 yr old grandson Sami for Christmas and he absolutely loves it! He is a clever boy anyway, but he has already come on leaps and bounds 🙂

    Reply
  15. Christopher Read says

    January 6, 2019 at 12:44 am

    Looks like a great way to learn how to code.

    Reply
  16. Emily Smith says

    January 7, 2019 at 11:27 am

    Looks great for kids.

    Reply
  17. Sally Collingwood says

    January 7, 2019 at 11:33 am

    This looks really interesting

    Reply
  18. Anthea Holloway says

    January 9, 2019 at 7:14 pm

    What a super idea – my children would love this.

    Reply
  19. paula cheadle says

    January 10, 2019 at 12:03 am

    looks like a lot of fun

    Reply
  20. Sheri Darby says

    January 10, 2019 at 8:10 pm

    This looks so clever

    Reply
  21. Georgina Prince says

    January 11, 2019 at 12:02 pm

    This looks like a great educational type of toy x

    Reply
  22. Darryl says

    January 11, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    I want this to pretend to give to my kids

    Reply
  23. ellie spider says

    January 12, 2019 at 1:06 am

    these look really great they remind me of a 3d version of the old pc programme logo

    Reply
  24. kate andrews says

    January 12, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    really cool, wish my daughter was old enough to use this

    Reply
  25. Kayley HILL says

    January 12, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    my littlw brother would love one of these xx

    Reply
  26. Sarah Morris says

    January 13, 2019 at 7:39 am

    My nephew would love this robot

    Reply
  27. joanne casey says

    January 13, 2019 at 8:06 am

    My grandson would love this, great present to get young children in to coding

    Reply
  28. Olga carpenter says

    January 13, 2019 at 9:24 am

    Looks like it could be fun

    Reply
  29. Kim Neville says

    January 13, 2019 at 11:02 am

    Looks really interesting to do. My son would enjoy coding

    Reply
  30. Denise walton says

    January 13, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    Great review my younger grandchildren would love this

    Reply
  31. Valeria Balan says

    January 13, 2019 at 5:00 pm

    Vet interesting

    Reply
  32. Amanda w says

    January 13, 2019 at 8:52 pm

    We’ve got hotkey! My 5year old loves it!!!

    Reply
  33. Tee Simpson says

    January 13, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    My daughter is into ciding atm. She would love this. Will have to look at getting one.

    Reply
  34. Elanor Rice says

    January 13, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    My little one is a bit too young but I’m sure she’ll want one a few years down the line.

    Reply
  35. Anthony Parker says

    January 13, 2019 at 10:41 pm

    Wow. What a great prize

    Reply
  36. Emily Hallett says

    April 23, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    My nephew would love this. He’s really into computers and gadgets, so I think this would be the sort of thing he’ll want to do when he’s older.

    Reply
  37. Natalie Burgess says

    April 24, 2019 at 6:44 am

    This looks really good and unique and great that its educational too! Xx

    Reply
  38. Justine Meyer says

    April 24, 2019 at 7:26 pm

    This looks fab and very educational

    Reply
  39. Rich Tyler says

    April 30, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    So cool, awesome little kit

    Reply
  40. Faye Reed says

    May 8, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    These are great, good to gets kids started with code which culd lead to a great career later in life.

    Reply
  41. Samantha O'D says

    May 8, 2019 at 8:09 pm

    Looks fun

    Reply
  42. carol boffey says

    May 12, 2019 at 10:02 am

    he looks like good fun

    Reply
  43. Margaret Clarkson says

    May 12, 2019 at 11:25 am

    This sounds amazing, I think I should get one for my Godson.

    Reply
  44. Susan B says

    May 12, 2019 at 12:34 pm

    Botley is on my Christmas list. Thank you for the particularly good review and pics.

    Reply
  45. Theresa Thomas says

    May 12, 2019 at 8:14 pm

    That’s so cool, My Son would love it

    Reply
  46. fiona waterworth says

    May 12, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    never mind the children I could do with one to catch up with coding

    Reply

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