Fisher-Price Bright Beats Dance & Move BeatBo

My kid was already a dancing machine but he has got some SICK moves now, thanks to disco-tech machine! I lucked out and got this at a great price before it became a popular holiday gift item but I am sure it is worth whatever the price is even now. The colors that light up when the toy is activated offer a great visual stimulation and they appear to be programmed to go along with the music instead of just at random. I appreciate the detail in that feature. I was born with two left feet but I don't think my boy has any reason to be shy about his footwork the way he moves to the music of this toy. The music is fast but my child has picked up the instructional portions of the songs rather quickly so it must feel pretty natural. The educational aspect of the toy is also prevalent and done in a very enjoyable, teachable method. If I had to choose one negative about the toy, it would be the placement of the buttons. My son is 16 months and for some reason his favorite button to push is the voice recording one. It is a really cool option on the toy but for a child that doesn't say a lot and doesn't really have the comprehension to understand the function, he ends up dancing to just an instrumental beat most of the time. I am sure he is drawn to the button because it is so big (technically second largest after the tummy button) but it would be nice if this option on the toy didn't feel so easily accessible. My opinion would be to swap it with the functions of pressing the tummy button since my child neglects it most of the time because it isn't an obvious option at his age.

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I gotta hand it to BeatBo. This little dude is CHARMING. Pretty. Freaking. Charming.I briefly saw a tv commercial for this toy a few months back. As a result, I ended up buying this bonafide dance master for my 15-month son for Christmas.He LOVES him.Every day he pushes one of BeatBo's 4 buttons (3 on the feet and the entire LED stomach panel... which I didn't even realize was a button for a few days since instructions are for wieners... and people who want to know what a product does, evidently) and stands there tapping his foot to the catchy music. BeatBo has quite a few different catchy songs and also teaches basic colors and counting. But my FAVORITE part? There is a recording button that lets you make all kinds of weird noises that BeatBo then incorporates into a song. Pretty sweet, and more entertaining for me than I care to admit, though I just did, so... yeah. BeatBo also has a really nice upbeat voice. Again, charming.The toy itself is constructed very durably and feels really solid. It's made of good plastic, weighted nicely, has a higher quality speaker than comparable toys, and has clean finishing on the soft hands and antennae. It's one of those rare toys you buy for your child and feel good about even after it's been opened and in use. I highly recommend BeatBo.

I gave this robot as a 1st birthday gift to my daughter. Thanks to the toy, that was the first time I saw her dance. Very cool! Then she knocked it over and played with tissue paper. No worries. 5 months later, she plays with Beat Bo more than ever. Still dancing. I expect her interest to continue for a long while.I think the voice is great. The ABC song is my favorite. Not annoying at all. This from someone who can't stand the Veggie Tales voices (sorry! I hear it's a wholesome, wonderful show; just wanted to give a point of reference).Yes, mechanics of the movement are audible, as some reviewers have pointed out. It'd be cool if that was quieter, but it's not very intrusive to me.The bot can take a hit! Beat Bo has taken many tumbles on tile from up to about a foot and a half, and shows no sign of slowing down (there's not even cosmetic damage).I highly recommend this fun robot for toddlers. It's also a guilt-free gift where you don't have to worry about driving parents nuts.

I just purchased this item for my 8 month old baby. She had her interest held for about five minutes at a time, and actually tried pushing some of the buttons herself.Pros:It comes with the batteries required to operate.The lights in the robot's belly are bright and entertaining to the baby.It has educational value with the Alphabet song, counting songs, and a freeze song. Also when the baby gets a bit older there are dance moves (mostly stuff like, clap your hands, jump up and down, twist back and forth) that your child can follow.It's completely adorable.It seems pretty tough: my daughter picked it up and beat on it while trying to play, and the robot kept right on dancing.Cons (none of these are too awful):The Beatbo movement is very loud while he's "dancing" so if you have the robot on the low volume setting it's hard to hear over the head and body swaying back and forth. However, the loud setting is almost too loud and I could see Beatbo getting obnoxious with prolonged use at the higher volume level. I wish there was a medium volume level.Recording your own audio for the remix is fun and funny, but my husband and I both wish you had a bit more time to record your message (three seconds isn't enough, and we keep seeming to get cut off when the light is still red for record).