STEM Projects Toys Age 6-12 Years Old Science Kits, DIY Engineering Mechanics Electric Circuits Car for Kids- Educational STEM Toys for Kids

It was a gift for a 10 year old, he liked it.

The media could not be loaded.  Mochoog’s 4WD Climber is perhaps one of the most frustrating things to put together that I have attempted to build and it barely performs the “climbing” aspect. It is marketed towards children ages 8+; however, as a middle school STEM teacher with lots of experience with legos, robotics, and DIY projects, I will definitely not be having any of my students attempt to build with these kits.The kit comes with several sheets of parts which are attached together and must manually be removed. The instructions recommend keeping the pieces attached until directly in use by the build. It is quite difficult to remove the pieces by twisting them off so I had to rely on a pair of small scissors to assist (not included).I wasn’t too bothered with the pieces and they are of decent plastic quality. However, the instructions provided are badly translated from chinese (see picture) and are confusing. The pictures combine multiple steps into one and the view angles make it difficult to tell which piece goes where. I found myself having to re-read the instructions time after time and even then I wasn’t 100% sure I was doing it correctly. Holding things together and snapping them into place definitely wasn’t easy--especially the parts with the motor. If I struggled with building this I can only imagine the frustration my students would have to go through.When I was finally able to put the model together, I guess the most disappointing thing was that it didn’t really climb as well as I had hoped. It was slow, not at all powerful, and there’s no way to turn it off without pulling out the entire battery. It worked but was only able to climb very small ledges (approx. 12mm - 0.5 inches) (see video for demonstration).

The media could not be loaded.  This is a very fun kit to assemble.It took me about an hour, but I would imagine if you are building it with your kid it would take much longer for you to stop and explain stuff. The box says 6y+ but I feel they need to be a little older to tackle this on their own. But at 6-10 years old or so it would be a fun bonding experience for you and your child, especially if they are already beginning to show interest in stem topics.It would also be a good jumping off point to talk about more complex all terrain drives like the rocker-bogie and how NASA uses it on rovers. And since its 4wd it would be a good learning point to discuss 2wd, maybe disconnecting one chain to show how it doesnt work as well and then talk about the classic shortcommings of power distribution in differentials in 2wd vehicles.The kit comes with all the tools you technically need, and the packaging is good. But I would recommend you use a longer screwdriver and a box cutter to cut out the treads in strips. (The treads are by far the most tedious part to be honest). The longer screw driver will come in handy for two screws that mount the motor mount to the second half of the body. But if you dont have any of that, it is totally doable with the provided tools.Overall it was a fun build, and the reconfigurablility of the body angle and wheel offsets makes this an interactive toy when your kids are trying to tackle different obstacles.

Grandson loved it very durable and educational

Your kid realistically won't learn math or physics from doing this build. If anything, this is a great experience for how to follow assembly instructions (assuming you don't shop a lot at IKEA). Got this for my 8-year-old. Sure it's a bit early for her, there's no way she would finish it on her own.But it's all part of the experience, right? A child that learns hands-on how stuff works will realistically be more inquisitive about STEM subjects later on, as he/she can link it to practical experience.Other reviewers did a thorough job with pictures already, so I'll skip this part.Positives:- Really nice, well-organized assembly instructions. They include the initial list with technical drawings of all parts with dimensions labeled, and a coded label for each one. Then each assembly phase refers to those labels. That's how it should be done, but I don't see this level of detail often.- Requires assembling a lot of moving parts, get to see how the whole thing works together.Negatives:- The parts produced with injection molding don't have great tolerances, and some manual adjustments are needed. Of course, that's part of the learning process itself, so it may not be a true negative.

This was a fun little project for me to do with my kids. The end result is a neat little car that can roll over lots of things without me worrying that it'll get something stuck in the chain. It took about 2 hours to put together. The only drawback I found in this product is that the instructions were not translated well. There were several sections that just plain did not make sense when you read them aloud in English, so you had to look at the diagram and pieces you still had left and figure out what to do and where to put things. We did make it through, but again I wish I hadn't had to guess on several steps if I was doing it right or not.

This makes a great gift. I younger child will probably need help. It is a fun project to work with kids. It is expensive but worth it.