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Newton’s Apple: Tightrope-Walking Gyrobot

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$15.24 $24.99 In stock

Category: Hands-On

An apple that defies gravity and walks a tightrope — what would Isaac Newton have thought? Build a cute apple robot that walks along a tightrope. How? Thanks to the robot’s main component, a motorized gyroscope, it can maintain its balance and perform this fun trick without falling over.

Through five experiments, you can discover the astonishing powers of the motorized gyroscope and explore the physics behind its amazing behaviors. Experiment with getting the gyrobot to walk on the different included tracks and on a string, investigate the gyrobot’s center of gravity, play a ring-toss game, and watch the gyrobot spin on a flat surface

Through 8 experiments, you can explore the astonishing powers of the motorised gyroscope and understand the physics behind its amazing behaviours. Experiment with getting the robot to walk on different surfaces: a tightrope, on a solid tabletop, on a soft surface, and even on your arm! You can also experiment with the balancing behaviour of the motorised gyroscope by itself, testing its ability to balance on its edge, on your finger, on a pole, and dangling from a string.

  • Build a one-of-a-kind apple robot that defies gravity!
  • Thanks to the robot’s main component, a motorized gyroscope, this special apple can walk along a tightrope without falling.
  • Explore the physics behind this scientific device through five unique experiments that investigate gravity.
  • The unique and functional design makes this an affordable, fun, and educational gift with high play value.
  • The kit includes parts to build the gyrobot and experimental setups, including a track to walk around.
  • By constructing the robot and performing the experiments with the motorised gyroscope unit, young engineers can learn about the science of gyroscopic devices and the indispensable role they play in our lives.
  • A full-colour, 8-page, illustrated experiment manual provides step-by-step assembly instructions and scientific explanations.

Requires: 3 x AAA Batteries (Not Included)

Ages 8 to 14 years.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Ryan Y. ★★★★★

My nephew and I spent an entire afternoon getting this apple bot to balance and walk the line — the motorized mechanism is surprisingly smooth. The moment it actually started moving across the string, we both just stared and laughed.

Sophia ★★★★★

My kids were glued to the table watching this apple robot wobble its way across the string—it’s the perfect blend of silly and clever. The motorized core is surprisingly sturdy, and assembly took us about twenty minutes with zero frustration. Definitely a fun way to sneak in a little physics talk.

Grace M. ★★★★★

The motorized component makes the apple robot glide smoothly along the string, and I was surprised how stable it stayed even with slight tugs on the rope. My kid assembled it in about 20 minutes and immediately started experimenting with different tightrope angles.