Robot Games for Kids

Build a Robot Puzzle and Spinner Game

• A spinner dictates the order in which kids build a 2-D robot in eeBoo's Build a Robot Puzzle and Spinner Game, recommended for ages 5 and up. Players build the robot piece by piece, and the player finishing his robot first wins.

Princess Natasha Games

• AOL Kids' flash animation series "Princess Natasha" spun off several online robot-battling games, featuring Zoravian secret agents Natasha and Oleg. In "Princess Natasha: Lake Trouble," players try thwarting Natasha's evil Uncle Lubek's attempts to build a power station. While evading and fighting robots and drones, players press the "Z" and "X" keys to kick and shoot disks, respectively, and press the space bar to activate levers. Players press the "Up" arrow to jump, the "Down" arrow to crouch, and the "Left" and "Right" keys to move in those directions. The game ends when players lose three lives.

  In "Oleg: Robot Wrangler," Lubek's robots attempt to destroy the Boofer Brownies warehouse. Pressing the directional arrow keys to move, players destroy robots by trapping them between crates and pushing cages toward them. Players advance to the next level after destroying the required number of robots. The game ends when players lose three lives.

  "Oleg's Super Secret Fort Smashing Robots" requires players to destroy Lubek's secret fort, from which he launches attacks. After choosing a bot player, players press the arrow keys to move and the space bar to destroy buildings. When players lose all of their energy, the game ends.

Robot Explorers: A Solar System Race Game

• Kids travel through the solar system and collect research specimens in eeBoo's Robot Explorers: A Solar System Race Game. Recommended for ages 5 and up, players race their robot around the sun, making stops at all planets to collect elements for their rocket lab. Kids learn planets' names and additional information about each planet. The first player to fill her science shelf with each specimen wins the game.

Robot Rover

• With the help of a Remote Operated Vehicular Errand Runner (R.O.V.E.R.), kids retrieve and deliver items when playing "Robot Rover," accessible at the PBS Kids website (see References). Before the "Fetch!" program begins, players must deliver items to Ruff Ruffman at Studio G. Players may modify the robot's color and wheels, noting how each wheel type works better in different conditions. Players collect bonus bones along the way and finish the game once they complete all five levels.

Wall-E Video Game

• Kids relive moments from Disney/Pixar's 2008 "Wall-E" film by playing the official THQ video game. Short for "Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class," Wall-E spent hundreds of years fulfilling his robot duties and finds a new life purpose after meeting search robot Eve. Players help Wall-E and Eve fly, race and shoot through areas, such as Earth's wastelands and the Axiom space cruiser. Along the way, players throw cubes and blast evil robots and obstacles as they travel through the galaxy.