Sphero Mini - Reviews
(4.3)
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19.2.2019
After loving the Sphero Darkside, I decided to add a Sphero Mini to my birthday list. When I opened, and had quite a bit of time playing with it, I thought it was definitely a good product.The box itself was slightly shorter than I had thought, but the plastic box that contained the Sphero Mini was quite cute, and fit perfectly. You may find that the cable provided is quite short, and it is hard to charge the robot without straining on it.The robot itself is extraordinarily small and compact. It makes it more portable this way, meaning you don’t have to carry it, you just simply put it in your pocket.Charging is unusual, and rather fiddly, when it comes to the Sphero Mini. From my experience of other Spheros,
23.6.2020
A fun little gadget that's more 'basic' in construction, compared to its cousins.As such it has been neglected a bit by the makers of Sphero, who seem to favour it's bigger, beefier cousins ie Bolt, SPRK and Sphero 1 and 2.If you have hard floors and marble like we do. The thin exterior shell will break with worrying ease. Exposing the more delicate robotic interior ball.The shell is not screwed securely. It's held together by a sort of magnetic connection.Thankfully as of writing, we haven't yet suffered a catastrophic failure. Though I am stuck between the figurative rock and a hard place.On the plus side, You have access to the entire online App based platform that all the Spheros balls do.
14.4.2019
My 9 year old son loves his Sphero Mini. He downloaded both apps to his Kindle Fire HD10. The educational app allows you to programme the Sphero.It is a small ball that you can control with app. It moves pretty quickly!It comes with some small cones, small bowling pins and a USB charging cable (no plug). There is no case to keep everything in but you can buy those separately which I think I will do.It did need charging out of the box for an hour. The apps downloaded quickly.Bought the blue one for £29.99 which seems about the right price.The shell is thin hard plastic so I’m not sure how durable it will be in the long term.
8.10.2019
My 9-year old son got one of these for his birthday, after having used the full-sized version at a couple of Apple camps during August.Seems to do everything the full-sized one does, minus the flashing LED panel (who cares?) for a much lower price.Getting it set up and working with the app wasn't great, there are no instructions with the Sphero, and no downloadable instructions on the website - this is an area that needs a lot of improvement. Once up and running however, the software's great, and my son's already had lots of fun using this for school presentations about coding, games with his friends, and building elaborate obstacle courses around his room.Even the cat's intrigued,
23.1.2020
Clever little toy. The app comes with loads of games and features for it. The accessory kit and flashcards are a good way to help you learn to control it, but I can’t say I’m too happy about all those small parts. The video shows the first few seconds of play, which is why my daughter keeps getting it stuck in the corners.Quick tip. The plastic ball is the outer shell. Before you first use it, you need to take it out (it’s rubbery and small, but don’t worry, it’s very hard-wearing), plug it and leave it to charge for a couple of hours, and then put it back in the shell, pair, and play.
14.11.2017
No idea why I need this in my life, but glad I do. You'd think the novelty would wear off quickly, but so far so good. The cats love it too.Loses half a star because there's no on/off button inside so you need to charge it every time you use it, and another half a star because the plastic cover is too slippery for hard floors and it keeps getting itself into a death spin when I drive it into walls. Hope they start selling rubberised shells like they do for the bigger ones.
16.1.2020
Bought this as a Christmas present. The free app that you download has multiple games. I really like how you can control the games by holding the ball in your hand.Kids had hours of fun programming the ball to move around the house without hitting objects scattered around the floor.It's hard to say anything about its durability, as I've only had it a month, however I doubt it would last long after a few drops.Great product and suitable for both young and old.
31.12.2019
I bought this for my 10 year old niece and she loved it.There is a normal drive mode which is fun to play with, but if you want to program the robot to do specific things, you can. You can turn the lights on or off and put them to different colours, it all adds to the fun.Easily connected to the app on an old Iphone so no problems there either, I bought this at half price which in my opinion is worth it.
26.11.2019
Oh my gosh! What a great price (£25) for this mini sphero.I bought 2. One for each son.I also text all their friends parents and told them to buy them too which they did!The mini does all the same things as the regular sized one, it's great value.Coding is massive in schools right now and this is a great, fun way to help your children understand coding and get ahead of the game.
26.2.2018
Well this is a lot of fun. You need an IOS or Android device to control. Your kid(s) will have fun rolling it around and using it as a controller for the games. My kid keeps bugging me to do some Javascript control scripts.Don't step on it or use it around grandparents.The charging lead is also very fussy, needs a lot of wiggling before it starts to work.
14.1.2018
A great toy for all ages. I bought this for my 8 year old grand daughter and I couldn’t leave it alone. My grand daughter loved it also. There’s 2 apps, the first giving a variety of control options along with games, the second an educational one that allows basic to advanced programming along with access to the forum. At around 50 quid, this is a great buy.
11.4.2021
Bought this months ago for my boy to interest him in programming sequence. It is a great learning toy for children. However, the thin casing doesn't seem to be robust to handle hard knocks and be opened up easily. Not a lot of options on accessories - an 'external studded rubber casing' would be a nice one to have like its bigger 'Sphero' brother.
1.1.2018
love this. cant seem to work out how to turn it off. but then setting it up was a nightmare cos everything written in the box is supper small. u need to download the app to get access to a readable user manual. once working had great fun with it. still wish i knew how to turn it off instead of having to let the battery drain all the time.
24.2.2020
Played with one of the large models in an Apple store with my daughter. It was great fun. Bought this when on offer for £25 which was an absolute bargain. This was our most played with toy over Christmas and still amuses both adults and children.As my daughter gets older I’ll teach her how to code using the scratch-like interface.
5.5.2021
My son got this a few months ago and loves it. Cracking piece of kit and pretty sturdy, though would not do any significant drops like stairs etc unless they are carpeted. Easy to use and the colour features are great in the evening. Still comes out from time to time now which is praise in itself compared to many of his other toys