Is there real coding and a real robot turtle, or is it simulated by using the card and moving a turtle card?
172289
it's just cards. you have some cards in front of you, like an arrow forward card, a right turn arrow card, and a left turn arrow card. you play a card, and then move the turtle marker on the board accordingly. the game scales up in incremental steps of complexity - first obstacles, then putting down cards more than 1 at a time, the resolving, then introducing loops.
172290
It is just simulated, all analogue. Really about concepts, not tactical at all. Very assissible for children.
172291
it is pure simulated. There are vids of kids playing the board game on their website.
572477
You could make custom robots with the kit. We did not but if you have other Legos I believe, from my experience with Mindstorms, you could make anything you wanted.
1518048
The cards just rest on top. This robot does not dispense cards, it just holds them. So, yes, any type of card would work.
1386144
Hi. This is Isabelle. My son finally got home and he dug out the robot and manual. He hadn't played with it since his grandson moved to New York! Here's the sequence of commands he gave me: hit the ON button, hit right arrow, hit enter, right arrow, enter,enter, record, (input what ever speech you want), hit save, (red light flashes), hit enter. That should do it. If it doesn't work, let me know.
2124805
Yes. You can create a card that functions just like the cards from the card shop.
122023
So far I have just used it for the cool factor. You can write a program in Scratch or other application that uses the keyboard, and then, instead, use the Makey Makey interface as the keyboard (e.g., the banana can make the guy move left in your game). I haven't done, it but it looks like you can use tinfoil as an interface...so you could set up a rudimentary alarm system on your steps, for example. See this site for lots of examples http://makeymakey.com/gallery/
1964338
You must have done something else wrong; I took mine scuba diving to find caves while playing Minecraft under water to increase the realism... No issues with the card, except for the hydra-dragon I found in a cave that follows me around now.
501558
I just checked the Fisher-Price website and checked the instruction manual...you cannot program in any non-character sites. I imagine even if you know something about programming it would be difficult as the link is between the console and the character key. The link is probably embedded in the character key. Thanks for your post, I just assumed that you could program favorite web sites and knowing that you can't I won't be buying it.
1983542
I don't know about Makerbot, but this is in fact an SD card and not SDHC. I hope that helps!
203952
Not with the software that it comes with. I find it to be more like a game that a simulator. However, there are very responsive software in the market that you can control with this device.
1950409
I would say its a lot of fun. you can go from a truck to a robot there is a manual how to transform him. in both robot + truck mode he has a gun.
748157
not really, it's more like a bunch of games that are pre-programmed on the machine. Like matching or spot the difference or it play some music. Or you spill orange juice in the thing and then none of the buttons work.
1141694
Nope. That is exactly why I purchased a copy through amazon. I wanted to give the code to a friend. Worked great.
2018787
Yes it is. It can print a chain link for example. However, you must have a good grasp of CAD programs to design your stuff and output them to be used for the Makerbot.
637478
Yes it is, it was released as limited edition card that can be used in tournaments, and trust me the card I have most definitely real.
1706582
You play the same as regular Uno. As you discard, you press the top of the robot's head. It will either beep or the robot will yell out a random command for you to follow. It may tell you that it is a different person's turn, tell you to switch cards with someone else, discard a particular color, etc. There are a wide variety of extra commands. The game also asks one player to make up a house rule, which will also get randomly yelled out by the robot.
1421966
It's pretty basic, though I agree just reading the description left me wondering as well. We love it though! Even my 4 year old can play with us. Basically you have turtles and you have to give them directions (left right, straight) to get to their gem in the middle of the board. It is really more the idea of programming. The adult playing is the computer, and moves the turtles, while the kids are the programmers giving the directions. There are also different levels so as the kids get a feel for it, blocks can be added that they have to move around, or laser beam through.