All you need to make 5 amazing robots. Ultimate Robot Kit includes: power unit, plastic hears, dowels, disks, bodywork, and stickers. These components combine to produce five amazingly talented robots. Each robot has its own skill-based "personality" and its own special way of working. Robots, Androids, Cybernauts is a guidebook that explains all there is to know about robots: how they started, how they work, and how they are going to change our lives in the future. 12 cards show clear, step-by-step instructions and use high-tech images to detail each robot's size, shape, special functions, and strength. The knowledge gained in making the four robots allows children to progress to designing and making a fifth robot to their own specifications. The topics explored support the Science and Technology Curriculum.
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From the depths of the deep blue sea to the mysterious world of space, robots are up to the task of exploring, traveling, saving lives, or making life easier for human beings. David Eckhold's Ultimate Robot Kit makes life a whole lot more fun for human beings! This giant kit includes almost everything needed to construct four amazing robots, as well as a 24-page "Robot File," which explains the origins of robots, how they work, and how they are going to change our lives. Twelve instruction cards offer clear step-by-step directions to create the marvelous BounceBot, CreepycrawlyBot, KnotBot, and GobbleBot. Sturdy, simple cardboard and plastic components allow children to design and build working mechanical models quickly and easily, while they discover the essential robot skills of mobility, manipulation, programming, and intelligence. Building the first four bots gives kids the know-how to design a robot to their own specifications, and might even put these future engineers on a thrilling career path! (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
Cool Kits for Creative KidsDavid Eckold's Ultimate Robot Kit comes with enough parts in its oversize laminated box to make five fantastic robots including plastic gears and disks, chassis and a "power pod." A guidebook and instruction cards come packed below in a removable tray.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book; kit requires some patience.,
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This review is from: Ultimate Robot Kit (Misc. Supplies)
First, I must admit that I broke the rules. This set does indicate on the box that it is for ages 8 and up, and I bought it for a seven-and-a-half-year old. He desperately wanted a robot kit and I couldn't find one for kids under 8. So I can't really complain that it was complicated for him and he needed a lot of help putting one of the robots together. He did enjoy the book very much; in fact he is under the bedcovers reading it with a flashlight as I type. This kit has big "wow" appeal at first glance. The little pieces require patience to sort. A big plus: the step-by-step instructions are printed on sturdy colorful cards that are much easier to manipulate than pages in a book. The resulting robot is a bit flimsy and doesn't "eat" things like it's supposed to, but it did satisfy my son's desire to build a robot.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Birthday Present!,
By Sammy Acafe (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ultimate Robot Kit (Misc. Supplies)
I got this kit about a month ago for my 14th birthday. The parts are a little hard to work with but with a little patience I had no trouble making everything work just like it was supposed to work. I still tinker with it and I am going to enter it as my science fair project. I like robots!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect gift for youngsters,
By "tomandsally" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ultimate Robot Kit (Misc. Supplies)
Our son got this toy for his 10th birthday from his grandparents. We had all seen some of the poor reviews it received so we weren't too sure it would be a good choice. However, our son and his almost 9 year-old sister love it. My son takes care of his toys, and this robot is durable enough for him, but it's not the kind of toy to get really rough with. Our son enjoyed it so much that we decided to donate six more kits to his school!
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