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EXPERIMENT MANUAL

Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de

Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com

Thames & Kosmos UK Ltd, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 2QZ , United Kingdom | 01580 212000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk

620365-03-200516

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Page 1: ...7 70184 Stuttgart Germany 49 0 711 2191 0 www kosmos de Thames Kosmos 301 Friendship St Providence RI 02903 USA 1 800 587 2872 www thamesandkosmos com Thames Kosmos UK Ltd Goudhurst Kent TN17 2QZ United Kingdom 01580 212000 www thamesandkosmos co uk 620365 03 200516 ...

Page 2: ...ild opens the window and falls out the window Please supervise children around windows Children should be supervised by an adult at all times when playing with the geckobot model We encourage parents and adults to set up a safe playing environment for the geckobot model Warning Not suitable for children under 3 years Choking hazard small parts may be swallowed or inhaled Strangulation hazard long ...

Page 3: ...ce than inside the cup All these air particles are constantly flying around through the air and hitting things Each one makes a tiny impact The sum of all these tiny impacts is air pressure There are a lot more air particles per unit volume on the outside of the cup than on the inside so the air pressure is a lot higher on the outside than on the inside This difference in air pressure is what keep...

Page 4: ...drop shape 2 7409 W10 G2R 34 3 hole 90 degree converter 4 7409 W10 I1G 35 Suction cup pad 4 7409 W85 E 36 Dual valve light green 1 7409 W85 D1G1 37 Dual valve dark green 1 7409 W85 D1G 38 Pump light green 2 7409 W85 C1G1 39 Pump dark green 2 7409 W85 C1G 40 Motor box 1 7409 W85 A 41 Geckobot eye stickers 1 R20 7409 US 9 cm x 2 15 cm x 2 17 cm x 2 20 cm x 3 27 cm x 2 NOTE Cutting the tube to length...

Page 5: ...2x 2x 4x 4x 1x 1x 2x 2x 1x 1x 10x 10x 4x 12x 4x 6x 1x 2x 5x 7x 5x 5x 4x 4x 1 2 3 4 5 6 2x Body units Steps 1 through 8 Repeat steps 1 through 8 twice to build two copies of this body unit Actual size 6 cm Side view GECKOBOT 3 Geckobot TIP After you build the geckobot model make sure you read and follow all of the instructions for operating the geckobot on pages 14 15 ...

Page 6: ...steps 9 through 15 twice to attach two legs to each body unit Assemble two feet TIP When one of the suction cups is stuck to a surface and you want to release it pull one of the small yellow tabs on the suction cup rather than trying to pull the whole model GECKOBOT 4 ...

Page 7: ...Note the orientation of the feet One is in front and the other is in back Top view Top view Side view 12 13 14 15 5 Geckobot ...

Page 8: ...place the screw holding the cover in place Turn on the power and try to get the orange motor disk oriented as close to the zero point as possible as shown in the diagram This will make assembling the model much easier later 16 DID YOU KNOW Geckos are reptiles that can easily climb on smooth walls without falling off The secret of the gecko s foot lies in its nanostructure The gecko s foot is divid...

Page 9: ...ntation of the feet TIP At this point you should make sure that the geckobot s legs can rotate through a complete rotation Make sure that the axles that attach the legs to the body are not sticking out too far and blocking the rotation of the legs 7 Geckobot ...

Page 10: ...4 Aligning the legs for smooth walking Follow the diagram below to correctly orient the legs with each other and the red cams on each side The legs and cams have to be aligned or else the geckobot will not walk or stick to the surfaces To adjust the legs remove the small gear turn the legs into place and replace the small gear to lock them in place 1 2 3 22 23 GECKOBOT 8 ...

Page 11: ...on must be pushed in to release the pressure at the suction cup Each of the two dual valves has two sets of release buttons and tube connectors These two tips must be placed on the axle so that one tip is rotated 180 degrees from the other Top view Slide the small cam assembly into the motor box so that the top cam tip points to the back right Side view Note the direction of the small cams and val...

Page 12: ...A B C D Side view Choose a pair of eye stickers 28 29 30 31 32 33 Head Steps 28 through 33 GECKOBOT 10 ...

Page 13: ...tube through the joint pin 9 cm tube You must cut the tube into segments of the indicated lengths Use a ruler or measuring tape and scissors Top view Side view 9 cm tube 20 cm tube 39 Attach the head 34 35 36 37 38 Tail Steps 35 through 39 11 Geckobot ...

Page 14: ... inserted the geckobot s suction cup feet will start to stick to the table You can put the model on a piece of paper or fabric to keep it from sticking Attach the tail 27 cm tube 40 41 Connecting the tubes Steps 42 through 45 42 GECKOBOT 12 ...

Page 15: ...15 cm tube 20 cm tube 15 cm tube 20 cm tube 43 44 13 Geckobot ...

Page 16: ...e right side faces upward 3 Make sure the left rear foot is as far back as it goes and flat on the table If you need to remove the small gear and adjust the rear feet The feet need to be 180 degrees apart forward and backward Then reattach the small gear 4 Make sure the right front foot is as far back as it goes and flat on the table If you need to adjust the front feet by removing the small gear ...

Page 17: ...e model can walk smoothly on the table 7 Now test out the geckobot on a smooth vertical surface Stick the geckobot to the surface Make sure at least two of the suction cups stick to the surface It s best to keep your hand on the model or ready to catch the model if it falls Also it s a good idea to have something soft on the floor underneath the model in case it falls Turn the model on A If the mo...

Page 18: ...er Flip over Flip over 16 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 22 25 28 27 29 30 34 35 36 40 10x 8x 4x 1x 3x 4x 1x 2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 9x 10x 2x 3x 4x 3x 4x 1x 2x INDUSTRIAL ROBOT ARM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 16 ...

Page 19: ... the sheet of plastic The arm then rises up again bringing the sheet of plastic with it You can swivel the arm to move the sheet of plastic into place You can release the suction pressure to drop the plastic into place by pressing the suction release valve button Robotic arms like this are used in factories to place windshields onto cars during production Done 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Sheet ...

Page 20: ...6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 23 24 25 28 27 29 34 35 36 37 7x 5x 1x 2x 3x 2x 8x 1x 1x 1x 2x 1x 2x 1x 1x 6x 9x 4x 4x 4x 1x 2x 2x 3x 5x 4x 4x 4x SUCTION TOW TRUCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 18 Tow Truck Steps 7 through 20 2x 2x ...

Page 21: ... its suction cup to the car s suction cup squeezing the air out The low air pressure in between the two suction cups keeps the models attached together until you release the pressure by pressing the button on the suction release valve 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 Suction Tow Truck ...

Page 22: ...11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 27 29 30 34 35 36 38 40 10x 8x 4x 1x 3x 4x 1x 1x 5x 2x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 7x 9x 5x 6x 2x 1x 2x 5x 4x 2x 1x 1x SUCTION GUN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 2 3 Side view 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 20 ...

Page 23: ...onsists of a linkage that expands and contracts as the motor turns Aim the gun at a flat sheet of plastic and try to pick it up with the suction cup Done 10 11 12 13 16 15 14 17 18 19 20 Side view Side view 27 cm tube Side view 21 Suction Gun 2x ...

Page 24: ... HAPPENING Turn on the motor and the inch worm inches along the table The linkage turns the rotating motion from the motor into the back and forth motion of the inch worm s body which pulls the model forward Done 2 1 INCH WORM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 10 10 12 13 Two 9 cm tubes How to replace the batteries 22 ...

Page 25: ...4x 4x 4x 5x 3x 1x 4x 6x 4x 3x 2x WHAT S HAPPENING One suction cup is used to attach your smartphone to the holder The other three suction cups secure the holder to the table SMARTPHONE HOLDER 1 2 5 6 8 7 9 11 12 10 13 3 4 15 cm tube Stick a smartphone onto the suction cup 23 3x ...

Page 26: ...o draw a perfect ellipse on a piece of paper The arm motion is constrained along two perpendicular tracks causing the tip of the arm where the marker is attached to always follow an elliptical path The suction cups hold the ellipsograph in place ELLIPSOGRAPH 15 cm tube 24 Done 1 2 3 4 6 8 5 7 9 10 13 12 11 2x 2x 2x 2x Pull here Insert marker here ...

Page 27: ...ild opens the window and falls out the window Please supervise children around windows Children should be supervised by an adult at all times when playing with the geckobot model We encourage parents and adults to set up a safe playing environment for the geckobot model Warning Not suitable for children under 3 years Choking hazard small parts may be swallowed or inhaled Strangulation hazard long ...

Page 28: ...7 70184 Stuttgart Germany 49 0 711 2191 0 www kosmos de Thames Kosmos 301 Friendship St Providence RI 02903 USA 1 800 587 2872 www thamesandkosmos com Thames Kosmos UK Ltd Goudhurst Kent TN17 2QZ United Kingdom 01580 212000 www thamesandkosmos co uk 620365 03 200516 ...

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