My Robotic Pet: Tumbling Hedgehog
Construct your own robotic hedgehog, complete with a sound sensor and LED lights, then program your robot to tumble, roll, scurry, and more with this adorable hands-on robotic STEM kit.
Build your own adorable robotic pet hedgehog! With the 172 building pieces in this kit, you can assemble a real robot that looks like a cute hedgehog. The robot has a built-in sound sensor and is programmed to react to different sounds. After you build it, you can play with it by making different sounds and watching it tumble, roll, spin around, bristle its spines, and scurry around. Clap once, and the hedgehog will roll into a ball and tumble backwards. Clap multiple times, and the hedgehog will count your claps and tumble as many times as you instructed with your claps. You can also get the hedgehog to bristle its spines and act in a playful way with different patterns of claps. The hedgehog’s eyes light up with LEDs. By building the robot, you will gain experience in the inner mechanical workings that enable the robot to move how it does. Learn about gears, motors, sound sensors, LEDs, and the other components of these funny little pet.
Product details:
- Comes with 172 pieces and instructional manual
- Builds 1 robotic hedgehog and includes 5 programming experiements for children to conduct
- This engaging, hands-on STEM kit will get kids excited about robots and programming
- Kit also requires: 4 x AAA batteries, small Phillips-head screwdriver (PH1 size), scissors or diagonal cutters, nail file, ruler, and fine-tipped felt pen
- Recommended for ages 7+ with adult supervision
Watch this video to see how it works!
| SKU | 135660 |
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| Product Type | Learning Toys |
| Primary Contributor | Thames & Kosmos, LLC. |
| Age Groups | Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12 |
| Publisher | Thames & Kosmos, LLC. |