Arts Robot Spiral Factory

By PlaySTEM Education
Price $29.99
Age 8+

The Arts Robot Spiral Factory merges two distinct types of enjoyable educational play into one exceptionally well-designed toy. The fun and learning kicks off with kids constructing an impressive gizmo that would look at home in a robotics lab, albeit a playful one! The end result is a tabletop factory with which youngsters easily produce beautiful artwork comprised of colorful spirals. Slide the power switch to 'on' and the googly-eyed robot begins rocking, felt-tipped pen in hand. Meanwhile, the piece of paper to which the pen's tip is pressed begins spinning, the combined movements producing intricate-looking spirals. Switching out the pen and making changes to the rocker arm/conveyor apparatus alters the colors and spirals produced, allowing varied patterns to mesh into otherworldly artistic results. The set's Learning Booklet provides insights into the mathematics behind how the spiral-making mechanism works as well as examples of spirals in history, nature and in our galaxy!