Evo by Ozobot

Ever since I got the Ozobot Evo it was amazing but I find that it’s battery life is horrendous and can only be used for a couple hours before having to plug it in. And it’s just gotten worse since I got it a couple months. Also another thing that absolutely annoys me is that the app takes a really long time to calibrate with my evo (about five mins. when usually should only take about thirty secs.) But Overall the Ozobot Evo is an amazing toy for someone who is really techy or is interested in computer science.

The ease of use of this application is a dream for teachers. The students were able to self navigate after just a little exploration. It’s colorful, user friendly, and works without any glitches! I could not feel more positively about OZOBOT as a whole. It’s been such a great experience for my students and their early coding abilities.

Evo and the app integration has gotten much more reliable over time, although I don’t like the new design where promos are featured and the controls you really need are hard to locate and not in the forefront. There have been some big issues in the past (app screens cut off, firmware updates that would lock up Evo, missing features/anomalies that required app updates, etc), but they seemed to have resolved these over the past year. Right now the app is functional and fun to use.

Demoed this at my son's school (2nd grade) and the kids had a blast. This is a great companion app that adds a lot even more to an already awesome product. There are more games, a deeper level of programming functions, a remote control app, and even Marvel skins that add even more ways to play. So much fun that the kids were surprised when I told them they were learning. Ha! They didn't believe me.

My son loves the new Evo I got him. The way it can connect to the app was something I liked. There was only one bad problem that made things rough. After a little while when my son pressed the buttons that would make it do a trick instead made the front lights turn white and the top one turn pink. When we pressed the power button it said random numbers until it turned off. If anyone finds a way to exit this mode or patch this bug, let me know.