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1st Edition ©2020 Thames & Kosmos, LLC, Providence, RI, USA

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Technical product development: Genius Toy Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Product development: Ted McGuire; Story: Dan Freitas and Ted McGuire;  Manual 

layout: Mark Geary; Graphics and packaging: Dan Freitas
Illustrations: James Harmon

Manual assembly instruction diagrams: Genius Toy Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taichung, 
Taiwan, R.O.C., and Thames & Kosmos
Photos: Genius Toy Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., and Thames & Kosmos

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Summary of Contents for ROBOT FACTORY

Page 1: ...Story and Instructions ...

Page 2: ...d Electronic Components The electronic components of this product are recyclable For the sake of the environment do not throw them into the household trash at the end of their lifespan They must be delivered to a collection location for electronic waste as indicated by the following symbol Please contact your local authorities for the appropriate disposal location Safety for Experiments with Batte...

Page 3: ...567016 02 180220 Story by Dan Freitas and Ted McGuire Illustrations by James Harmon ...

Page 4: ...0 mm 2 7413 W10 N1D 20 Small gear 2 7026 W10 D2S 21 Medium gear axle hole 2 7408 W10 D2S 22 Medium gear round hole 2 7408 W10 D1S 23 String spool 1 7900 W10 H1SK 24 Hook 1 7900 W10 H2SK 25 6 hole cube block 4 880 W10 N1R 26 Cube block 12 880 W10 A1R 27 Convex block red 6 880 W10 R1R 28 Triangle bock red 6 880 W10 S1R 29 Concave block red 4 880 W10 D1R 30 Button pin 2 7061 W10 W1D 31 Sticker sheet ...

Page 5: ...arehouse filled with tools equipment and building materials There are always a number of projects going on in the warehouse Ty loves figuring out how things work Karlie loves building things When Ty and Karlie were little Ms O designed Huxley a robot that can build just about anything For one of his first projects Huxley converted Karlie s teddy bear Remus into a walking talking science bear Now H...

Page 6: ...lton the Robot Factory Manager said Milton Your mom said you would be coming today I m sorry to say that all our robots are malfunctioning right now and the robot engineers are having trouble keeping them under control Ty and Karlie looked at each other They were thinking the same thing We can help you fix these robots said Karlie We have lots of experience building and repairing robots It s one o...

Page 7: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WALKER BOT 8 9 Round hole gear Axle hole gear Round hole gear x2 Stickers Robot Factory 5 ...

Page 8: ...om each foot The rods give each foot a large rectangular surface area These large feet enable the robot to lift itself up and balance on one foot at a time The center of gravity of the robot must be centered above the foot in order to balance on it Without the rods the robot will not walk forward Many classic walking wind up toys have feet like this Robot Factory 6 ...

Page 9: ... had an indoor ski slope in the middle A robot with skis for feet was zooming down the slope This is Ski Bot explained Milton It can slide down the slope well enough but when it gets to the bottom it just gets stuck I have an idea said Karlie If we add a gear and a crank to the back we can make the skis move back and forth which will allow the robot to ski forward on flat ground The kids got to wo...

Page 10: ...SKI BOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 hole cube block 6 hole cube block 6 hole cube block Round hole gear x2 Stickers Robot Factory 8 ...

Page 11: ...8 9 10 11 13 12 7 x2 Robot Factory 9 ...

Page 12: ...lide back and forth in a linear motion The first is a gear train with bevel gears which change the direction of motion of the motor shaft The second is a crank mechanism attached to the medium gear in the back which converts the circular rotating motion of the gear to a back and forth motion of the skis Look closely at the model in action to see how this works Robot Factory 10 ...

Page 13: ...ot crashed through the wall The kids and Milton jumped out of its way The robot had a large drill at the end of one of its arms So yes well here is Drill Bot said Milton after the initial shock had worn off It looks like the gear trains on its sides broke when it crashed through the wall Ty observed We can put the gears back in place so it can walk again ...

Page 14: ...DRILL BOT 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The green circles denote the order of assembly C B B A Round hole gear Round hole gear 6 hole cube block Axle hole gear Axle hole gear x2 x2 Stickers Robot Factory 12 ...

Page 15: ...hole cube block 6 hole cube block The model of the Drill Bot has long rods attached to two medium gears on each side of the motor box As the gears turn the rods move up and down in a reciprocating motion a little like the wheels of an old fashioned locomotive Compare this motion to that of the Walker Bot Robot Factory 13 ...

Page 16: ...rr This is Pirate Bot which is headed for a new pirate themed amusement park explained Milton But its arms are supposed to be moving I think it s just stuck said Karlie Here we just need to loosen these gears on the side a little bit She adjusted the gears and the robot started to swing its hook arm and peg arm back and forth It started to talk again too Arrrrrrre ye ready to board the pirate ship...

Page 17: ...PIRATE BOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Round hole gear Choose the eye stickers from the sticker sheet Round hole gear x2 Stickers Robot Factory 15 ...

Page 18: ...peed of the small and medium gears closely Which one moves faster The small gear moves faster because it has half the number of teeth For every two rotations of the small gear the medium gear only goes around once 8 9 10 11 12 7 Done 6 hole cube block 6 hole cube block Use on a flat surface Robot Factory 16 ...

Page 19: ...iggling from side to side I see the problem How about if we add some big arms that can swing back and forth That might give the robot some momentum to help it move forward Karlie suggested Ah yes the original plans did call for arms said Milton Karlie and Ty added the arms No sooner were the arms in place than the robot gently scooped up the two kids and jogged with them around the room one on eac...

Page 20: ...JOGGER BOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Round hole gear Round hole gear 6 hole cube 6 hole cube Choose the eye stickers from the sticker sheet Stickers Robot Factory 18 ...

Page 21: ...8 9 10 11 12 7 Robot Factory 19 ...

Page 22: ...s freely back and forth like a pendulum propelled by the motion of the legs Test the model with and without the arms How does the swinging of the arms affect the motion of the robot model Done 13 14 16 17 15 Axle hole gear Axle hole gear Use on a flat surface 6 hole cube 6 hole cube Robot Factory 20 ...

Page 23: ...t is supposed to help smooth out newly paved roads but it isn t working properly Stomp Bot wasn t moving forward when it stomped It was just hitting the ground and staying in one place I think we just have to adjust the height and timing of the legs here Ty said as he pointed to the inner legs so the robot can get enough clearance to move forward each time it stomps The kids fixed the Stomp Bot an...

Page 24: ...STOMP BOT 1 2 3 4 Round hole gear Round hole gear Axle hole gear Axle hole gear Choose the eye stickers from the sticker sheet Stickers Robot Factory 22 ...

Page 25: ...8 5 6 7 x2 6 hole cube Robot Factory 23 ...

Page 26: ...f the four legs are always on the ground at any one time The inner legs support the model as the outer legs rotate upward to the front of the model and then downward When the outer legs make contact with the ground they start pushing the whole model upward because they are able to extend down further than the inner legs do Two legs at a time the model marches forward Robot Factory 24 ...

Page 27: ... flat on its face Milton picked it back up again I know how to fix it said Karlie It s just a matter of getting the timing on these slider cranks on the side working See how the spinning gears make the sliders on the legs go up and down Well they just need to move at the right times Karlie and Ty fixed the robot s sliders and it started walking again Wow you two certainly know a lot about how robo...

Page 28: ...SLIDER BOT 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 Axle hole gear Axle hole gear Choose the eye stickers from the sticker sheet 6 hole cube 6 hole cube 6 hole cube 6 hole cube Stickers Robot Factory 26 ...

Page 29: ...ines then the blue First connect the red lines then the blue Use on a flat surface The model of the Slider Bot uses a type of crank called a slider crank to convert the rotating motion of the gears into the vertical up and down motion of the legs The legs are not fixed directly to the gears instead each leg has a slot in it in which a pin that is spinning around on the gear slides up and down Robo...

Page 30: ...m it to hand out ice cream cones Ty and Karlie both loved ice cream so they thought this was a great idea They updated the robot s code and set up a conveyor belt of ice cream cones for the robot to pick up and hand out to people But on the first trial the robot s arms moved much too fast and it flung the ice cream cones all over the place Haha oops said Ty We can fix that We just have to slow it ...

Page 31: ...BOXER BOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Round hole gear Round hole gear x2 Choose the eye stickers from the sticker sheet Stickers Robot Factory 29 ...

Page 32: ...8 9 10 11 13 12 7 6 hole cube block 6 hole cube block x2 Robot Factory 30 ...

Page 33: ... back and forth in a repetitive motion The model has gear wheels which turn crankshafts which are connected to other rods with rotating joints This type of setup is called a linkage where two or more movable rods are linked together Linkages are used almost everywhere in engineering Robot Factory 31 ...

Page 34: ...so much for all your help Karlie and Ty You re welcome replied Karlie Anytime said Ty Especially if there s ice cream involved Ty and Karlie were both holding an ice cream cone in each hand They had reprogrammed the Boxer Bot to slow down and only hand out one cone per person but not before they had each had a chance to select a few cones of their favorite flavors of ice cream Robotics can be so y...

Page 35: ...Mark Geary Graphics and packaging Dan Freitas Illustrations James Harmon Manual assembly instruction diagrams Genius Toy Taiwan Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan R O C and Thames Kosmos Photos Genius Toy Taiwan Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan R O C and Thames Kosmos The publisher has made every effort to locate the holders of image rights for all of the photos used If in any individual cases any holders of image righ...

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