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June 14, 2005
By: David Anthony
Website: http://www.a1-in-toys.com
Mechanical Toys – Hands On Experience For Your Child
If you’re looking for a great way to teach your child building and engineering skills then
you may want to invest in some great mechanical toys. These types of toys make excellent
constructive playthings that will help your child to learn new skills and will also make great
science projects. There are a wide number of mechanical type toys on the market that will allow
your child to design and construct a project from the start to finish. Not only will they have
fun putting together these machines, but the educational value is enormous.
There are many categories of toys that are considered mechanical. Toy trucks, cars,
airplanes, model rockets, train sets, robots, and other similar mechanisms can be classified
as mechanical. Constructing these mechanical projects can make great hobbies for years to
come.
Here is a list of some great mechanical robot toys from hobbytron that
you and your child can construct together:
- Mechanical Motorized RoboMech Wood Kit – this is an excellent
constructive kit that lets you build
your own toy robot with mechanical movement, flashing red eyes and swinging arms. The
mechanical toy robot is
a gear-driven operation that contains a motor, 2 sets of gears, and a metal shaft and gearbox.
The different mechanical gear sets allows you to change speeds. Also included are pre-punched board,
pulleys, shafts, switch, battery holder, motor. Comes with excellent instructions. No soldering
required.
- Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 2.0 –
these are excellent constructive mechanical masterpieces. You can create programmable
toy robots with
this kit. The robots can navigate obstacles, follow paths, or act as light sensors. Comes
with intuitive software to help you program the mechanical toy
robots. Ideal for kids as well as high school and
even university students.
If you’re looking to build your own rc cars,
train sets,
model rockets or
toy trucks, then you might
want to try some of these excellent hobby kits from hobbytron:
- Sound Reversing Car Kit – this is a basic car kit that is activated by sound. This
car can go both forward and backwards and can even turn when it hears a sound or hits an
object. This kit includes a painted plywood base, one motor, battery holder, gearbox, and
printed circuit board.
- Vortex Electric RC Airplane RTF kit – requires a very simple assembly with no glue or
knives. Parts included are electric airplane, 3 channel 27Mhz transmitter, spare propeller,
wall charger for NiMN battery pack, 8.4 volt 600 mAh NiMH battery, as well as simple to
follow instructions.
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