Ages 9+

Walking Monster

Price: $24.955.0

Build a walking monster and experiment with mechanical motion! This robotics kit walks you through wiring the motor and linking up the legs to get your ‘bot to walk. Then assemble a variety of monster “parts” — witch, Frankenstein’s monster, or mummy — to make it your own!


Why it’s awesome

  1. make your walking monster move!

    Make-it-move engineering

    Use real electronic components to make mechanical motion.

  2. close up of walking zombie monster

    Build and tinker

    Choose monster parts for your robot and make it your own.

  3. walking monster collateral

    Explore robotics

    Meet a bunch of real-life ’bots to step into robot engineering.

What’s included?

  • motor

  • body piece

  • sticky foam sheet

  • 4 bolts

  • 4 plastic rods

  • sticker sheet

  • 2 paper arms

  • 2 paper links

  • 4 paper sheets

  • body panel

  • 2 leg pieces

  • battery pack

  • carbon zinc AA battery

  • wood dowel

  • 3 brads

  • 2 plastic cranks

  • 8 foam gears

  • illustrated instruction sheet

  • Tinker Zine

  • PLUS 3 monster skins

Topics explored

  1. Robot engineering

  2. Halloween fun

  3. Motors + more

From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

Our design was inspired by old-fashioned, wind-up table toys. But this robot has a bunch more stamina, thanks to its motor and cams!

- KiwiCo Product Designer

By the numbers

15

Designs tested before the final design

13

Contestants in the secret DIY competition

1

Robots that escaped during testing


Reviews

5.0

3 reviews

    Vickie

    11/09/2024

    My granddaughter loved the Walking Monster. She quickly assembled it and loved all the different designs. She also enjoyed changing the wires to make it move forward and backwards. The moving arms were a hit too. She is playing with it and her delivery bot together. Great purchase for creativity and playing for a 10 year old.

    Robina

    11/07/2024

    My eight-year-old grandson had no trouble assembling and enjoyed seeing it operate. He remarked that since he assembled it himself, he could see how it operated.

    Kathleen

    08/20/2024

    My 7 yr old grandson had so much fun with this project. He was delighted.

Elevate the Halloween spirit with the Walking Monster, an engaging Halloween project from KiwiCo. This robotics kit provides step-by-step instructions to build a walking Halloween robot, allowing you to experiment with mechanical motion. Create a mesmerizing and spooky robot that gracefully walks, adding an eerie touch to your Halloween festivities. It's an excellent opportunity for hands-on learning and imaginative play, making it a fantastic Halloween robotics kit for kids and adults alike. Join the Halloween fun with KiwiCo's Walking Monster!