Teach Tech “Hydrobot Arm Kit”, Hydraulic Kit, STEM Building Toy for Kids 12+
$64.19
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“Young engineers will be delighted with the new HydroBot Arm Kit. It is powered by water, so no motor needed! They can use the levers and the power of hydraulics to move the multi-axis arm. The lever controllers have a special braking system that helps to achieve fine, accurate tasks. The gripper can open and close with a maximum 47mm (1. 89 in. ) gap, wrist joint rotation of 180deg. , wrist joint mobility of 98deg. , elbow joint range of 44deg. , base rotation of 270deg. , and shoulder joint motion of 45deg. , with a vertical reach of 16. 35in. , horizontal reach of 12. 42in. , and 50g lifting capacity. Grippers can be removed and replaced with suction components to pick up objects with smooth surface areas of no greater than 50g (1. 75 oz. ). The clear, animated instructions make the assembly and operation of this STEM robot easy to understand. Best suited for Future Engineers 12 and up. Elenco Teach products are based on STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) to teach and encourage kids in their development, all while having fun! All Teach Tech Green-Energy robots are powered by either water, wind, or sun, so there are no batteries required. Perfect for future engineers ages 12+. “
BUILD WORKING ROBOTS: Teach your kids mechanical engineering in a way they can’t resist! Designed for kids 12+, this kit will guide your learner through the process of building real, working robots – taught in a way that they’ll understand!
POWERED BY WATER: Use the power of hydraulics to harness and control the Hydrobot! The arm includes 6 different axes and can rotate up to 270 degrees – no batteries required
MOVES, ROTATES & GRABS: Use the levers to control the gripper which can open and close or be replaced with suction components to pick up objects
NOT JUST ROBOTICS: With our Teach Tech Kits, the learning doesn’t just stop at robotics. Teach Tech instructions are specifically designed to develop problem solving skills, analytical thinking and curiosity in young minds
HANDS ON LEARNING FUN: Teach Tech products focus on STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) to teach and encourage kids in their educational development, all while having fun!
8 reviews for Teach Tech “Hydrobot Arm Kit”, Hydraulic Kit, STEM Building Toy for Kids 12+
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wreathandcrest –
Super cool hydraulics learner kit – but be ready for a lot of assembly.
My 9 y/o son who has a robotics fascination needed to understand the principles of hydraulic actuation before we got into pumps, valves and accumulators. This was the perfect starter kit. A word of warning—this is not really a kit for novices. The systems won’t work really well unless you are diligent in following the instructions to bleed each of the cylinders and water lines. It’s a lot of tedious assembly work for a younger kid that should be overseen by someone with at least a little mechanical aptitude. But for the price it is a fantastic teaching tool and precision toy.
06CorvetteGuy –
Challenge to assemble but valuable to teach/learn
With some engineering background, we put it together successfully right away. It took several hours to assemble and I will admit, getting the hydraulics loaded correctly is a bit of a challenge for any 12-year-old without adult supervision. Even then, I could see a lot of folks being overwhelmed by the challenge of not only assembly, piece by piece, with no room for error, to the water-loading hydraulic portion of the assembly. Set aside plenty of uninterrupted time, “roughly” first 40 pages are robot assembly, second 40 pages are hydraulics/pumps/tubing.If you’re looking to get your kids interested in robotics, STEM/STEAM, or engineering/manufacturing this is a relatively inexpensive introduction to test the staying power of this low-level technology and their interest. It will also test your patience. Although we’ve played with it enough now that it’s already showing signs of wear and the parts/levers are getting loose.Overall, great introductory toy to robotics!
Terence –
Good quality parts and instructions, too many small parts.
Very well made small precision parts. The instructions are very clear and well done. Don’t plan on finishing this in one sitting.
Ralph –
Highly engineered
A fun kit. I was totally amazed at the lay out of the peices. The engineering of the kit is astounding… the assembly is is very well layed out, I didn’t have too many issues. There is a good online presentation for reference. The fit of the snap together pieces is very accurate. I give this kit very high marks..
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scooter_490 –
Grandson loving it
My 11 grandson loved it
Ellas Dad –
Absolute blast to assemble and experiment with
My son and I tag-teamed and assembled it in an afternoon, though it requires patience and a steady hand to clip the burs off all the plastic parts. What’s great is that you can tell whoever designed this knew what they were doing and didn’t cut any corners (like a lot of cheap science sets). It’s sturdy and the hydraulics work really well. There’s an hydraulic GLOVE kit that I recommend getting first, then follow up with this for a perfect combo.
Marie L. –
Looks good except for delivery appearance
I like to purchase Christmas gifts for my grandchildren ahead of time. I was really excited about this hydrobot arm kit. Well, it arrived today in its original packaging. In other words, it arrived in the toy box with two labels stuck smack in the middle of it. I was disappointed in the packaging. I was able to remove the labels but they still damaged some of the cardboard. Other than that, it looks like a nice project set, but for the expensive price, it should have been more carefully packaged.