Anyone play with Vex robotics?

[labgeek]

Is it worth it?? My nephews been staying with us. He's really getting into computers. He also enjoying making things with his hands, like origami. I'm thinking it would be a great thing he and I could do together... Kind of pricey though. $300 for the starter kit.

Vex Starter kit

Vex website

 

[labgeek]

Wow... I expected a little more response or at least a little interest from Anandtech.

When I started describing it to the nephew, I got about 1 1/2 sentences into it when he says "Oh is it like Vex?"... I figured the people here would know about it.