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Review: Herbie the Mousebot Kit by Solarbotics

I wanted a quick, easy to build robot kit to get back into electronics and robotics. I ask for a Herbie the Mouse Bot for Christmas and sure enough I got one. It was a fun kit to build and went together in a little over an hour. You start off with a PC board… [...]

Review: RC Wall Climber/Clamber Remote Control Mini Car (Updated)

Update: Warning I have received at least one report of a non-working car and the manufacturer has does not seem to have a web site that I can find to get a replacement. I have downgraded my rating to 2 stars accordingly. If you buy one of these make sure you get it from some [...]

Review: Senario NRG MicroFly RC Hovering UFO

In a previous post I talked about the Senario Alien Microfly a bit and in this post I will provide a full review. I gave a few units to some of my family for Christmas so I have flight reports from them as well. The Senario Alien Microfly kit comes with a transmitter and the [...]

Review: Lego 6211 Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer

Jen gave me the Lego 6211 Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer for Christmas and I finished building it over the following week. The build is pretty easy (even for a 35 year old) and a lot fun. The kit comes in over 1300 parts so you really feel like your building something and not just [...]

Senario NRG MicroFly RC Hovering UFO

I like RC toys, particularly those that fly, so when I saw the MicroFly I knew I had to have one… and another four as Christmas gifts for my family. I usually embrace the opportunity purchase toys for my younger nephews that make noise, launch projectiles or fly around so this was a rather obvious [...]