The Build Your Own Gyrobot
This is the construction kit that teaches children about the science of gyroscopes by building a motorized robot that appears to defy gravity. The gyrobot has a tough suit of armor, articulated arms and fingers, and a motorized gyroscope concealed in its torso. As kids watch the top-heavy ’bot move forward on two skinny wheels, they understand first-hand about the axes and precession keeping their construction upright—the same principles essential to airplanes, bicycles, and the Hubble Space Telescope.
The engaging kit’s 102 pieces also builds six other motorized creations, including a flight simulator and a tightrope walker. The accompanying manual features step-by-step building plans, scientific experiments to try, and illustrated explanations of the physics at work.
