Roborails: the Robot Monorail System

Explore the future of transportation with RoboRails! This compact robot balances on a single wheel and glides along a monorail track thanks to its fast-moving internal gyroscope and monowheel. A clever design uses ball bearings as the weights of the gimbal, which is nearly frictionless as it spins. You’ll be amazed at how steady this robot is on the track! Future engineers will enjoy the focused work of building this 186-piece gyroscope balancing robot while learning about mechanical assembly. Once built, kids experiment with building 26 different monorail tracks and create their own from over 80 parts! They'll be wonderstruck watching physics concepts in action like rotational motion, acceleration, and angular momentum. Recommended for ages 8 and up with help, or 12 and up for independent play. Requires 2 AA batteries, not included.

By Thames & Kosmos for ages 8 yrs+