OWI-536 All Terrain 3-in-1 RC Robot Kit - ATR
Best Product From OWI
Good Intermediate Robot - Recommended
This Robot is well made. Good Quality. It took us 3 hrs to assemble everything (normal pace). My Son is 6 yrs old and its difficult for him to assemble. Especially the screws and stuff. This Toy states this is for 13 yrs.
Be Careful while attaching Chains on the wheels. They are tricky and has potential to break if not careful enough.
Pros:
Good Quality Parts (Be careful when attaching the chains though)
Teaches how to assemble a Gear box with single and double motors
Teaches how to build a Remote Controller remote
Gives ideas to kids on the internals
Good Instructions
Cons:
Slow movement. I wish the motors could have been a little faster
No Lights. Its a 3-in-1 Robot, one or two red or green lights would have been cool
Some kind of sensors would have been good
Less expansion capability out of the box
No place to stick the battery for Gearbox or Arduino Nano etc (for Normal applications this might be OK)...
Now they can engineer their own robot uprising with the Elenco All Terrain Robot. With a safe, no-solder design, this robot kit lets kids utilize different track modules to build a robot that transforms into three different forms - a forklift, a rover, and a gripper - all controlled with the included remote. As a forklift, the robot can lift up to 100 grams. As a rover, the tank-like treads roll over any surface. And as a gripper, the strong arms grab objects up to 100 grams and move them around the room. Create and re-create - assemble the robot, take it apart to make a new form, and repeat - it's endless fun and endless learning opportunities. Recommended for ages eight and up. Batteries not included. About Elenco Electronics, Inc. Elenco...
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- Put it together, take it apart, make another module - NO SOLDERING REQUIRED
- Utilize different track modules and make your robot transform into 3 amazing variations
- In forklift mode, the ATR is like a mini industrial fork lift, with the ability to lift up to 100 g in weight
- It?s all about flexibility, and intelligent thinking
Robot Kit Fun
This robot is fun to build and goes together easily. It brought back the pleasure of assembling kits and the kit is well thought out and designed. It also has the potential to be used for constructing other robots, but that is a hacker exercise; it should not be hard to make it into a rc controlled device rather than a wired controlled robot. It would make a good parent/child project. I haven't tested its playability with my grandchild yet, but I suspect it will hold her attention for a while. The main value would be as a good project to do with a child. It requires some patience and attention to detailed instructions. It would go to five stars if it had rc control; it was a close call. I gave it a three stars for durability but it could well be more durable than that; I just haven't given a child an opportunity to test its durability.
Great Project with my Son
Bought this for a project with my 10 year old. His second electronic/robot project...first was robotic arm. He was able to put most of it together himself. Like all of these kits, the instructions can be a bit challeging sometimes...mainly because tiny nuances of parts positions are shown in a picture, but not emphasized...so sometimes you end up wit the flange or screw hole facing the wrong way. If fixing a doorknob is beyond your capabilities...this kit isn't for you. If you are reasonably mechanically inclined, you'll figure it out fine. Best part was when I noticed a few days later that my son had converted robot into to a different vehicle all by himself.
Summary: A few hours of time well spent with your kid results in a robotic toy that teaches them real world examples of engineering and mechanics. Yes..it will break eventually...thats what happens to things your kids play with... but they will remember you building it with them for their entire life.
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