• Crawling Robot

    1. Grades 3-5
    2. Grades 6-8

    $34.955.0

    Take the next step in your engineering adventures with a crawling robot you build yourself! Construct intricate mechanical legs that let your robot walk like a crab. Add a set of wiggling arms, or design your own with custom arm connectors. Then learn about the engineering behind real-life robots that walk just like yours!

    Why it’s awesome

    1. Make-it-move engineering

      Use real electronic components to make mechanical motion.

    2. Mesmerizing motion

      Crab-inspired leg linkages bend and sidestep.

    3. Create-a-critter

      Add eyes, arms, or custom attachments for a unique ‘bot.

    What’s included?

    • motor

    • AA battery pack

    • 2 sticky foam sheets

    • 2 cranks

    • wood set (34 pcs)

    • 2 rods

    • 18 pegs

    • 4 clips

    • 22 foam donuts

    • 2 zip ties

    • body piece

    • screwdriver

    • 4 screws

    • 24 push washers

    • 4 arms

    • 4 arm connectors

    • 4 custom arm papers

    • 4 wiggle eyes

    • illustrated instruction booklet

    Topics explored

    1. Robotics

    2. Engineering + design

    3. Mechanical linkages

    From the desk of the product designer:

    Behind the design

    “Because we had such a blast prototyping different arm designs, we decided to add customizable arm connectors so users could join in the creative fun!”

    - KiwiCo Product Designer

    By the numbers

    28

    Links in the legs

    42

    Arm prototypes

    1,320ft

    Test distance walked

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