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I bought this Lucky Doug Solar Power Kit for my grandson, and it was a huge success. He’s really into building things, and the fact that it's powered by the sun was a big selling point for me. The instructions were a little complex for him to follow on his own, so we worked on it together, which turned into a fun afternoon project. The pieces fit together well, and once we got it assembled, seeing it move outside was a fantastic moment for him. It's a great gift that's both a toy and a science lesson rolled into one.

Kept our grandson busy and educationally entertained for hours. He even showed it to all his friends but wouldn’t let them use it

This toy could be appropriate for a 8 year old who likes this kind of toys but I think that it might be good to have an adult to help assemble the robots, the fun part about this toy is the assembly process and then the feeling of accomplishment once it works.I think that an adult help is needed for several reasons:1) All the parts come in several plastic molds that need to be clipped off with a wire cutter or something similar. In some parts, you'll need to make sure to cut off any remainder of the plastic mold or the robots won't work (Specially in those parts that rotate).2) Some pieces need a bit of strength to put together, but you have to be carefull not to break them. If you make a mistake, it also requires certain strength to disassemble.3) It's challenging and fun to make it work, maybe a 8 year old by itself could feel frustrated. (Most of my mistakes were because I didn't cut the pieces properly).4) The main part where the motor is, requires a bit of testing with the gears to make it work, but it isn't very hard.I'm not sure if the parts will allow to assemble and dissasemble 12 times to build each robot, I think that some will break in the process.Overall, I consider this a good toy, giftable, it requires patience to assemble, I think that for a 8 year old kid who is starting to play with this kind of toys might be very challenging.

I bought this for my nephew and his dad to put together. The package was delivered quicker than projected. The project is good quality. They worked together to put it together and didn't have any trouble. The color was as advertised. My nephew has had a blast playing with it. The battery life seems good and there have been no issues. He absolute loves it!

Very disappointed. Motor is not strong enough to turn the gears. We have taken this apart, inspected and put back together multiple times and the only conclusion is the motor is not powerful enough. We tested before whole body is assembled and it will turn the gears with some assistance, have to give one of the gears a little push and it will turn for a few seconds then stops. Once the body is assembled fully it will not work at all.

This was a birthday gift.

Got this cool looking set for my autistic teen grandson for a Christmas present. The idea is still great. Look a the pictures and what fun it seems. I just can't testify to the quality of the product since my 50 year old data tech son, handy 35 year old daughter who puts cars together at the BMW plant, and that grandson for sure found these too complicated to assemble. Adults at a loss mean a challenged teen has little hope to decipher instructions. At 74 I didn't even TRY. Maybe you will have better luck, but be prepared for a BRAIN drain.

Child loved it