Tin Can Edge Detector Robot 4M

Tin Can Edge Detector Robot 4M

Recommended age: from 8 years old

With the Eco-Engineering Tin Can Edge Detector Robot from 4M you can help protect our environment! Recycle a used soda can to build this cool Robot detector. It moves all over your table without ever falling over!

Awards received:

• 2016 Creative Child Magazine, Creative Child Awards - Kids Product of the Year Award (USA)
• 2016 Creative Child Magazine, Creative Child Awards - Preferred Choice Award (USA)

Object of the game:

• You must build your own robot by reusing a used soda can that integrates a sensor to with fall from an elevated surface. It moves freely until it reaches the edge of your table and before falling it brakes and changes direction.

Contents:

Part 1.End cap x 2, Part 2.Eye bracket x 2, Part 3.Lower can ring, Part 4.Upper can ring, Part 5.Upper gear plate, Part 6.Battery cover, Part 7. Lower arm x 2, Part 8.Upper arm x 2, Part 9.Base cover, Part 10.Base with wires, Part 11.Transparent cover, Part 12.Motor with wires, Part 13.Shaft x 2, Part 14.Eye x 2, Part 15.Screw and nut x 2 Part 16. Gear x 2, Part 17. Small screw x 5. Also needed, but not included in the kit: a clean empty soda can, a small Phillips screwdriver, and a 1.5 volt 'AAA' battery.

Apprenticeship:

• The child will be able to learn basic engineering and robotics concepts and will also become familiar with the concept of a sensor, in this case with a sensor capable of detecting the limits of a surface so as not to fall into a vacuum.

Tin Can Edge Detector Robot 4M