![]() ![]() The potential downside is that you have to give kids a smartphone or tablet to control it, so best put one in a bulletproof case. The gaming apps make it more than just a toy car replacement too, while there are some decent educational elements for teaching kids to code. ![]() Ollie is fun, robust and lasts for ages on a single charge, which makes it a great toy for kids and gadget fanatics alike. Other tyres and colours, ramps and accessories will be available at a later date in the UK. Ollie costs £80 and comes with two nobbly tires, which it can be removed for drifting. Sphero Ollie Darkside App Controlled Robot App-controlled robot with a tough polycarbonate shell that will travel up to 6.3 m/s (20.6 f/s, 14 mph) Bluetooth. Nobbly tyres on for maximum traction, take them off for drifting around the floor. But take heed the Darkside will overpower anything standing in the way of. From a 10cm ramp Ollie can reach heights of 1.5m, but is tough enough to survive significant falls and crashes. Command this app-enabled robot with these forces to unleash its unrivaled power. ![]() Pulling tricks is as easy as swiping a thumb across the trick pad, but steering the little robot into a ramp at high speed (it can hit 14mph at maximum clip and travel up to 30m from the smartphone) is tricky and will require practice. It can spin, flip, drift, jump and perform mid-air tricks, and the smartphone app rewards players with points, based on the difficulty and execution of the trick – yes, just like a skateboarding game. The first was a robotic ball controlled by an iPhone or Android smartphone, which could be programmed to perform certain moves and tricks. Ollie is designed with jumps and tricks in mind – akin to a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game, but in the physical world. Ollie is the second toy from robotics startup Sphero. Getting going is easy, but mastering fine control is actually quite difficult. Once calibrated to know which way is forward, the little cylinder freely rolls around with a touch of the thumb. Ollie is driven a bit like a character in a video game, but on a smartphone and with a virtual joystick on one side and a trick pad on the other. If you want an rc robot this is not that great could do better.Trick pad on the left, joystick on the right - simple once you have Ollie pointing in the right direction. the only realy good thing I realy like is the battery time is great. Equip Darkside with grip tires for off-road traction or remove them to drift on smooth surfaces. its good for a small kid and teens and adults who This machine tops out at 14 MPH faster than you can run. I think this is more toy grade than hobby grade if you ask me. I like the li ghts and such and the tricks are cool though. its not too fastĪnd steering with the app is verry difficult at best especialy indoors and realy hard to get used to. ill stick with Rc vehicles like cars and trucks and quadcopters. Ive gotten stuck numerous times in far distances and had to go retrieve this thing. About this item Darkside Ollie is impressively agile thanks to its fine-tuned mechanics and tubular design. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. if your outside using it even on pavement one little rock or debris will stop this thing from rolling. Sphero Ollie Darkside App-Controlled Robot Brand: Sphero 471 ratings Currently unavailable. i do wish the nubby tires were rubber and not hard plastic also. Id say its ok overall I'm an adult and this is more for the younger generation. it goes out of range often and is hard in tight spaces. its still a cool little robot like toyīut I think they should have included a radio with it also. This sounded like it would be easy to control via app but I think its a real pain. ![]()
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