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    LEGO BOOST CREATIVE TOOLBOX: YUP, TABLETCONNECTED LEGO ROBOTS ARE AS COOL AS THEY SOUND

    by SUSIE OCHS Oct 13, 2017 4 minutes

    Build really cool Lego robots, and then control them with your tablet? Yes, please. Lego Boost ($160 on Amazon) is aimed at kids ages 7 to 12, so I was a little worried that it would be too hard to enjoy with my son—he’s 5 (and a half!) and just started kindergarten. But while I had to direct the complicated builds, controlling the finished robots and vehicles with the iPad app was well within his grasp—and so much fun for both of us.

    Lego Boost teaches kids in two ways: The builds themselves are a lesson in mechanics, showing how the motor, gears, and pieces fit together to

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