Sensor Controlled Magic Car with Gesture Tracking

Hold a hand out and this little car follows it across the floor, then dodges away when you swoop in fast.

Set the Sensor Controlled Magic Car down on a hard floor and switch it on. A voice prompt announces the mode it starts in, and the sensors set across its nose start watching for your hand. Hold a hand in front of it and it rolls after you. Bring the hand in quickly in avoid mode and it darts aside before you can touch it.

The body is a rounded ABS plastic coupe with chunky white wheels, black stripes over the roof and a big race number on the bonnet: 27 on the rose red car, 49 on the sky blue one, 13 on the grass green one. Each option is shown with a 2.4G remote control, a toy ball, a circular patrol map, an instruction sheet and a USB charging cable.

Key Benefits

• Five play modes. Remote control, following, avoid, patrol and music. A button on the car switches between them and a voice prompt names the mode you land on.
• Gesture following. Hold a hand in front of the nose sensors and the car follows it. The same sensors make it dodge when a hand comes in quickly in avoid mode.
• 2.4G remote control. A handheld remote with two levers and four buttons steers the car from up to 30 m.
• Patrol on a printed map. In line tracking mode the car follows the route of the circular patrol map pictured with the set.
• Four wheel drive and USB charging. Four wheel drive and a rechargeable battery that gives 60+ minutes of play per charge through the USB cable.
• English and Chinese voice prompts. The car announces its modes in a voice prompt, in English or Chinese.

Best for: Kids aged 5 and up who like steering a toy car and also like making it react to their own hand, families who want a toy that plays alone or with a parent, and a gift for a 5+ birthday.

Why It Works

Most toy cars do one thing. This one carries obstacle sensors, so the same car can be driven by remote, led around by a hand, sent running away from one, or set loose on a printed patrol track, with a music mode when play turns into a dance. Switching takes one button, so nobody has to leave the game to change it.

Quick Product Facts: size 9 x 6 x 4.5 cm; ABS plastic body; four wheel drive; speed 15 km/h; 2.4G remote control with a 30 m range; five modes (remote control, following, avoid, patrol, music); battery life 60+ minutes; USB charging; voice prompts in English and Chinese; ages 5+; colours rose red (number 27), sky blue (number 49), grass green (number 13).

How It Fits Your Routine

After school, put the car on the living room floor and hold a hand a short way in front of it. It follows the hand around the rug. Switch to avoid mode and the game flips: now the hand chases and the car runs.

On a rainy weekend, lay out the circular patrol map from the set, put the car on the line and switch to patrol mode. When the car has done its laps, pick up the remote and take over the steering from across the room.

When the battery runs down, plug the car into the included USB cable and let it charge. A full charge is good for 60+ minutes of play.

FAQ

How many play modes does it have? Five: remote control, following, avoid, patrol and music. A button on the car switches between them and a voice prompt names the active mode.

Which colours can I choose? Rose red with race number 27, sky blue with number 49 and grass green with number 13. The yellow car in one product picture is a design shown for illustration and is not one of the three options.

What comes in the set? The car, a USB charging cable, an instruction sheet and a toy ball. The option photos also show the 2.4G remote control and the circular patrol map with the set.

What age is it for? The product pictures print age 5+, so it suits children from five years old.