Walking Robot
Build your own walking robot and experiment with mechanical motion! This robotics kit walks you through wiring up the motor and linking up the legs to get your ‘bot to walk. Then make it your own using the templates included or materials from home. You’re the robot engineer, so you get to decide!
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Why it’s awesome
Make-it-move engineering
Use real electronic components to make mechanical motion.
Build and tinker
Create a custom skin for your robot and make it your own.
Explore robotics
Meet a bunch of real-life ‘bots to step into robot engineering.
What’s included?
Topics explored
Robot engineering
Engineering + design
Mechanical motion
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“Our design was inspired by old-fashioned, wind-up table toys. But this retro 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
4.8
65 reviews
Customer images
Jacqueline
08/03/2023
Granddaughter (age 8 years) loved it! However, she said she put it together in 7 minutes.
Nina
04/01/2023
it was so easy to make it. It was so fun to build, but it was a little confusing to make, but I figured it out!
BillE
03/08/2023
Putting together the robot was a great activity! It works well, and sparks a lot of questions. The one piece of constructive feedback I could give is the durability of the product. The first time the robot fell off the table the wood at the connection with the plastic leg bent, and began to crack. We noticed it wouldn't walk after that until we bent the plastic leg back into place, but the wood is very close to cracking. Aside from that I absolutely loved the product! The amount of background information included with the box and the zine made a very contextual and educational experience.
Rebecca
02/11/2023
It worked great, but then the foot broke quickly. Not enough width around where the orange pegs connect.
Liza
02/05/2023
I actually ordered it for my nephew's birthday. But my 6 year old daughter convinced me to give it to her. I was unsure whether it would be appropriate for her age or not. But I wanted to encourage her. And she did make her first robot. The instructions were really easy to follow for her.
Kelsey
01/06/2023
My 7 yr old was able to build it completely by himself. It was a fun activity and he can’t wait to try the other robot ideas that came with it.
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