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LEGO Star Wars Boost Droid Commander 75253 Star Wars Droid Building Set with R2 D2 Robot Toy for Kids to Learn to Code (1,177 Pieces)

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  • Kids can learn to code and develop creative problem-solving skills as they play with this interactive and educational STEM toy featuring 3 brick-built LEGO Star Wars droids and over 40 interactive missions and buildable props for creative play
  • This coding toy includes a color & distance sensor, interactive toy motor and Bluetooth Move Hub. Kids can use the 1,177 pieces to build popular Star Wars characters, including R2-D2, Gonk Droid and Mouse Droid to create their own space adventures!
  • Creative kids will love building these STEM robots using the free LEGO BOOST Star Wars app, attaching tools and weapons to their buildable robots, and bringing them to life to solve missions with the easy-to-use coding environment
  • This learning toy for boys and girls 8+ is a great Christmas or holiday Star Wars gift to help foster coding for kids. This Star Wars toy features unforgettable characters, locations, and music from episodes I-VI of the Star Wars movie saga.
  • R2-D2 measures over 7 inches (20cm) high, 3 inches (10cm) long and 5 inches (14cm) wide, Gonk Droid measures over 7 inches (18cm) high, 6 inches (16cm) long and 3 inches (9cm) wide, Mouse Droid measures over 5 inches (14cm) high, 6 inches (17cm) long and 3 inches (9cm) wide

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Introduce creative kids to a rich LEGO brick galaxy of lovable toy droids, exciting missions and coding with the LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander educational coding toy for kids. This interactive buildable robot toy model puts your child in command of 3 app-controlled Star Wars droids: R2-D2, a Gonk Droid and a Mouse Droid, each with their own personalities and skills. Using the free LEGO BOOST Star Wars mobile app, your young commander can build droids to embark on missions by inserting the Bluetooth-controlled Move Hub and using the intuitive drag-and-drop coding environment. After kids learn to code to help build their model robots they can constructs tools, weapons, targets, obstacles and lots more as they progress through over 40 exciting missions – they’ll love it! This great birthday or Christmas Star Wars gift also helps youngsters develop their critical thinking, creative problem-solving and coding skills. Plus, it introduces them to basic engineering through robotics for kids. Kids won't realize how much they've learned as they create space adventures with some of their favorite Star Wars characters.

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LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

Interactive fun with LEGO Star Wars droids

Boost learning with fun and interactive missions in a familiar Star Wars™ themed universe.

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

Learning while playing

Youngsters learn coding and critical thinking skills as they build, code and play with 3 iconic LEGO Star Wars droids.

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

Detailed, buildable droids

Iconic droid models make for a fun building challenge.

Feature-packed app

Free app has drag & drop coding plus authentic sound & music.

The right tool

Equip the droids with tools and weapons to complete missions

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

Buildable props

Shoot targets, dodge barriers and much more

An iconic partnership

Building on 20+ years of LEGO Star Wars collaboration.

Quick installation

Bluetooth-controlled Move Hub installs in no time.

LEGO Star Wars BOOST Droid Commander

Guided building experience

Even younger kids will enjoy the guided building process using the free LEGO BOOST Star Wars app.

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    4.6 out of 5 stars
    4.6 out of 5
    590 global ratings

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    Customers like the fun aspect of the toy building blocks. They say it's educational, fun to build, and fun to play with. However, some customers differ on ease of construction, and quality.

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    10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

    Customers find the toy building blocks to be fantastic, educational, and fun to build and play with. They also say the missions and programming are fun and not too difficult. Customers also say that the app is really fun and almost like a video game. They say the kids really enjoy the immersive portions, cut scenes, characters, and missions. They find the product to be an exciting distraction and fun for putting the robots together.

    "...The kids really enjoyed the immersive portions, the cut scenes, the characters, the missions...." Read more

    "...The app is really fun, it’s almost like a video game, there is a small video intro, and then you have to find the instructions inside some building,..." Read more

    "...I found the building techniques surprising, ingeneous, and exciting.Here are some things to know before you purchase this:..." Read more

    "...We have not completed R2D2.The missions and programming is fun and not too difficult...." Read more

    20 customers mention10 positive10 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of construction. Some mention that the child gets used to it, it makes it much easier to build. They also say the coding is very simple and fun. However, others say that they are disappointed in Lego for not including a printed instruction manual with step-by-step building guide.

    "...We loved Vernie and are comfortable with coding in the boost language. I was worried that nothing would compare to R2D2, but Gonk holds his own!..." Read more

    "...Manual is 100% on the app, yeah u can find a pdf version for basic assembly up to 80%. Lego has failed what would be a very powerful education tool...." Read more

    "...great for kids who are just learning how to code, because the coding is very simple, and of course it’s also good for Lego Star Wars fans!" Read more

    "No instructions. It is hard for a kid to build without instructions. It is possible to send one to the same address?" Read more

    13 customers mention8 positive5 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the toy building block. Some mention it's a great set with quality parts, while others say it has a failure of design and is uncharacteristically poor from Lego.

    "...As a single kit, this kit is awesome. We loved Vernie and are comfortable with coding in the boost language...." Read more

    "...I wont go into battery. Again, a fail of design. Battery runs down quickly but needs screwdriver? Anyway, better than Evo." Read more

    "...+You MUST use the APP to control the droids. They are pretty nice models for shelf-sitting, but they really come into their own as part of this APP-..." Read more

    "The LEGO itself is fantastic and the coding is a lot of fun for my son who enjoys the assembly and the coding aspects...." Read more

    Robots Challenging to Build, But Fun; Confusing Programming Tutorials; App Choice Matters
    4 Stars
    Robots Challenging to Build, But Fun; Confusing Programming Tutorials; App Choice Matters
    The Achilles heel of this inspired LEGO STAR WARS BOOST DROID COMMANDER CODING STEM SET (75253; New 2019, 1177 Pieces) is the app. The set does NOT include printed instructions--and printable instructions are NOT available from the online LEGO Shop--so you MUST build the three robots with the app’s building instructions.Although I’ve assembled dozens of complex LEGO sets, I struggled just to get the basic robots built. The app requires you to build the robots in a strict order (R2D2, Gonk, Mouse), and the app is difficult to navigate if you need to back up (e.g., to look for a build mistake, or to view the coding tutorials a second time). It can be hard to reach the Cantina projects, and it’s hard to find the motor-swapping instructions when you want them.+++Your App Choice Matters. Some of my problems were caused by the Amazon Kindle tablet app (the updated version). When I switched to the iPad app, valuable pages of extra instructions (e.g., help with ribbon cable placements, troubleshooting tips) appeared--these pages were missing or blank in the Kindle app. If you buy this set, you should probably use the Apple or Google Play app, rather than the Amazon Android app.Note also that the Move hub firmware needs updating from time to time. This happens automatically when your mobile device is connected to the Internet, and the Move hub is connected to your device via Bluetooth. So do use the app occasionally while you’re online.+++Confusing Coding Tutorials. The set is promoted as a tool for teaching coding. The coding mystified me, for two reasons. First, my 7” Kindle tablet made the visual coding blocks almost too tiny for me (or anyone) to distinguish their specific features. Second, the app’s refusal to let me back up to review the tutorials, to understand them better, left me with programming by trial and error.Before you go into the first tutorial, you should probably download and print the explanation of the Boost coding blocks that’s available in the LEGO Shop. (Go to Menu, Support, Common Questions, Products, Electronics and Robotics, Boost, Guide to Boost Programming Blocks.) The Boost blocks are a little different from the Boost Star Wars blocks, but the guide will help you understand how the programming generally works.If you need a second look at a tutorial, you can do it by invoking the robot’s “Build” instructions again, going to the end, and checking “Build Complete” again. This will then require you to complete the tutorial before proceeding, same as before.+++R2D2 Robot. When I completed the R2D2 robot, the robot woke up, and would execute a few programmed commands. However, the robot kept falling over, and the head kept coming off. I later discovered the fix--with the motor module removed, press the crankshaft underneath that secures the head while you push the head onto the top of the crankshaft. However, this is NOT something that you would think to do while you are building the robot for the first time. Until I made this change, I couldn’t get the R2D2 robot to respond to the app’s controller buttons.***GONK Robot. When I completed the Gonk (box) robot, the robot woke up, and walked several steps. However, I repeatedly got a message that the robot calibration failed. After I switched to the iPad app, I got an additional message to “check the pins”. I’ve done that, and the pins are properly installed, so I assume that there is an error in the build somewhere. I will have to take the robot apart and rebuild it, if I want to drive it with the app’s controls.+++Mouse Robot. When I completed the Mouse robot, I was able to drive it right away. However, the programming was still a mystery until I watched a YouTube video about Boost programming. This might not have been necessary if I’d been able to study the R2D2 tutorial (no repeats allowed, as previously mentioned), which includes more information about the basic steps in programming (e.g., select a visual “power” piece for the robot you’re setting up).+++General Observations. The three robots are larger than I expected (about 8.5” high). You can operate only one at a time (unless you purchase additional Move hubs, motors, and sensors). However, the Move equipment is easy to swap into and out of the robots.The app includes a lot of “missions” to be completed after you finish building the basic robots. Completing a mission unlocks more missions. You use the parts from cellophane bag #11 to build the robot saw arm and other add-ons needed for the missions. Thus the app includes many additional play activities.Kids who are learning to code in grade school will probably NOT find this set as challenging as I did. However, the set wouldn’t have been nearly so difficult if I’d started with the iPad app. It would also have been easier if there had been printed building instructions, which are easier to build from, even though they don’t have the app’s ability to rotate the model through 360 degrees when you’re unsure about where an element is supposed to go.Now that I have it working, I really love the R2D2 robot. It drives beautifully, without falling over, the head rotates all around, it plays music, and it mutters to itself. As time permits, I will go back into the app, rebuild the Gonk robot, and complete the missions. This is giftable, but it's NOT really a beginner's coding set, and it includes some fairly sophisticated LEGO building techniques.
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    Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great build and makes a great display, don't expect much from the app
    Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2020
    AM_BC
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Lego product for Star Wars fans.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2020
    John X
    3.0 out of 5 stars not good as old style lego
    Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2020