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Wow!
I can walk
a tightrope!
Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de
Thames & Kosmos, 89 Ship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com
Thames & Kosmos UK LP, 20 Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3HE , UK | 01580 713000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk
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- Page 1 Experiment Manual Wow! I can walk a tightrope! Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 89 Ship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com Thames & Kosmos UK LP, 20 Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3HE , UK | 01580 713000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk...
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Page 2: Kit Contents
Good to know! KIT CONTENTS If you are missing any parts, please contact Thames & Kosmos What’s in your experiment kit: customer service. YOU WILL ALSO NeeD: No. Description Qty. Part No. 3 AAA batteries (1.5-volt, type Head unit 723146 LR03), small Phillips-head Body unit 723147... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
The Amazing Tightrope-Walking Gyrobot TABLE OF CONTENTS Inside front cover Kit Contents ......You can find additional Table of Contents ........... information Gyroscopes about Safety Information ..........check it out in the sections A Word to Parents and Adults ........ -
Page 4: Safety Information
SAFETY INFORMATION Safety for Experiments with Batteries: → Never perform experiments using household → Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be current! The high voltage can be extremely recharged. They could explode! dangerous or fatal! → Rechargeable batteries are only to be →... -
Page 5: A Word To Parents And Adults
The Amazing Tightrope-Walking Gyrobot IMPORTANT INFORMATION Dear Parents and Adults, Children want to explore, understand, and create new things. They want to try things and do it by themselves. They want to learn! They can do all of this with Thames & Kosmos experiment kits. - Page 7 — Dummy Text for Heading IT’S QUIET IN THE JUNKYARD. EVERYONE HAS GONE TO SLEEP ..EXCEPT TOM AND IZZY. HERE, WHERE OTHER PEOPLE JUST SEE JUNK, HEROES SEE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. I FOUND SOMETHING! THRUST MUST BE INCREASED BY FACTOR 10. IT’S THE PIECE WE NEEDED!
- Page 8 TOM ON THE OTHER HAND IZZY CAN REPAIR IS A SCIENTIST THROUGH TOGETHER, THEY CAN ANYTHING. SHE IS AND THROUGH ... BUILD ANYTHING! A GENIUS WHEN IT COMES TO MECHANICS. I THINK IT’S READY! ... HE’S ALWAYS GAME TO TRY OUT AN EXPERIMENT! YES! WE NOTHING CAN...
- Page 9 IZZY, WE THIS PLANET GIVES ME THE CREEPS, TOM. ARE NOT HERE WHERE THERE ARE SPIDER WEBS, THERE ARE TO HAVE FUN. SPIDERS, AND SPIDERS ARE NO FUN! WE AREN’T? WHY ARE WE HERE THEN? FOR SCIENCE! SCIENCE! UMMM ..
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Page 10: Assembly Instructions Start
GYROBOT ASSEMBLY M1-11 Loop Press the blue pins back firmly into place! M1-13 M1-13A M1-12 M1-12A Monty! - Page 11 Assembly Instructions TIGHTROPE FRAME Pay close attention to exactly which parts are needed!
- Page 12 TIGHTROPE FRAME Catch the knot in the notch Wrap the string around the joint pin, highlighted here in yellow. guiding it through all four notches. Insert the joint pin, with the end highlighted in yellow first, into the middle hole. Pull the string under the frame.
- Page 13 Assembly Instructions Guide the string around the top of the frame once. Thread the string from behind through the hole highlighted here in yellow. Pull the string back over the top of the frame, as shown here: Pull the string to the opposite end of the frame and then rotate the frame around again, so the free end of the string is facing you.
- Page 14 EXPERIMENT 1 The gyrobot walks Inserting and the tightrope replacing the batteries Once the batteries are inserted, you can start! WARNING! Observe the information on handling batteries on page 2! Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to loosen the screw and remove the battery cover. (If replacing the batteries, remove and dispose of the...
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Page 15: Using The Gyrobot
Using the Gyrobot Follow these tips to keep the gyrobot safely balanced: –> It is best to use the tightrope frame as described previously in this manual. –> When the gyrobot balances on a tightrope, the string must be totally taut! It cannot be sagging. –>... -
Page 16: Gyrobot Comic: Part 2
NO PROBLEM, BRO. MONTY CAN DO THIS! BALANCING IS ITS SPECIALTY. THE SUBJECT APPEARS TO ALSO BE SIGNALING A QUITE OPTIMISTIC OPINION REGARDING THIS RESCUE PLAN. FUN IS IRRELEVANT. SEE!? HELPING “UH-OH“ WHAT? WE ARE IN THE PEOPLE IS FUN. UH-OH…. - Page 17 ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS, A POSITIVE CONCLUSION TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION IS NOT INEVITABLE. WEEEE! I HEAR YOU. I’M ALREADY STARTING THE ENGINES! IIIIIIIP! HAHAAAAA! EEP EEEP! EAT DUST, SPIDERS! IIIIIIIIIIIIP! WE ONLY WANTED TO HELP ... YOU CAN DROP ME OFF AT THE NEXT SOLAR SYSTEM.
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Page 18: The Gyrobot Balance
CHECK IT OUT gimbal How does the gyrobot balance? Axis of The gyrobot’s secret is a rotation gyroscope, which is a wheel mounted inside a special frame. The wheel spins rapidly around a central axis of rotation. The frame can rotate independently of the wheel, so it can assume any orientation in space even as the wheel stays in one orientation. -
Page 19: Physics Experiments
Physics Experiments EXPERIMENT Balancing act You will need – Gyrobot’s head (carefully removed from the body) Here’s how 1. Turn on the gyroscope using the switch shown on page 12 and wait for it to get up to its top speed. 2. - Page 20 EXPERIMENT On edge You will need – Gyrobot’s head Here’s how 1. Place the gyrobot’s head on a flat surface with its eyes facing up toward the ceiling and the edge of the back of its head resting on the surface. Do not put the head completely upright, but tilt it slightly to the side.
- Page 21 M7-1 Physics Experiments EXPERIMENT Spinning top You will need – Gyrobot’s head For this experiment, – 3 x 3-hole dual rods you will need to – 9-hole rod disassemble the – Red anchor pin tightrope frame to get some of these parts. Here’s how 1.
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Page 22: Check It Out: Gyroscopes, Past And Present
CHECK IT OUT GYROsCOPEs TODAY These days, many devices use technology that relies on the same gyroscopic effect that the gyrobot relies on to keep its balance. For example, did you know that gyroscopes are also built into smartphones? A gyroscope is used when the screen of a smartphone changes orientation when turned on its side. -
Page 23: More Physics Experiments
More Physics Experiments EXPERIMENT Sidewinder Here’s how 1. Assemble the model using the rods and anchor pins as shown. 2. This entire experiment should be conducted close to the surface of a table, so that if the model falls, it will not break. You can put a soft material underneath it as well, to protect it should it fall. - Page 24 EXPERIMENT That’s using your head The shorter side of the pivot anchor pin makes a tight connection with the rod, Here’s how while the longer side is relatively loose, which 1. Starting with the makes it easy to remove the assembled gyrobot rod during the experiment.
- Page 25 More Physics Experiments EXPERIMENT Heads or tails Here’s how 1. Assemble the model using the frames, rods, and anchor pins as shown. 2. You will see that, because the gyrobot’s head is top-heavy, it will flip over and rest upside down.
- Page 26 EXPERIMENT Arms wide open Here’s how 1. Attach the four rods to the gyrobot’s head as shown. 2. Hang the head assembly in the frame similar to how it was hung in the previous experiment. 3. Turn the gyroscope on and wait for it to reach its top speed.
- Page 27 ©2020 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstrasse 5 – 7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany This work, including all its parts, is copyright protected. Any use outside the specific limits of the copyright law is prohibited and punishable by law without the consent of the publisher. This applies specifically to reproductions, translations, microfilming, and storage and processing in electronic systems and networks.
- Page 28 Kosmos Quality and Safety More than one hundred years of expertise in publishing science experiment kits stand behind every product that bears the Kosmos name. Kosmos experiment kits are designed by an experienced team of specialists and tested with the utmost care during development and production.
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