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E XP ERIM E NT MANUAL
Mega
Cyborg
Hand
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

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  • Page 1 E XP ERIM E NT MANUAL Mega Cyborg Hand 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...

  • Page 2: Kit Contents

    Good o know! KIT CONTENTS If you are missing any parts, please contact Thames & Kosmos What’s inside your experiment kit: customer service. Wow! That’s a lot of parts!

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Basic usage instructions ......39 Important Information ........2 Settings ..........40 The Mega Cyborg Hand Comic: Part 1 ..... 4 Experiment 3: Picking up small objects ..44 Experiment 4: Grabbing large objects ..45 Check It Out: Exoskeletons ....... 46 ASSEMBLING THE MEGA CYBORG HAND Troubleshooting ........

  • Page 4: Important Information

    Exoskeletons and hydraulics are exciting scientific topics that are easy to understand, especially with the help of a mega cyborg hand! You can build one with the parts in this kit. You need patience to build it and set it up.
  • Page 5 We hope you and your child have a lot of fun building experimenting with water, it is a good idea to have and playing with the mega cyborg hand. some paper towels ready to wipe up spills. Make sure that...
  • Page 7 IT’s QUIET IN ThE JUNKYARd. EVERYONE hAs GONE TO slEEP ..EXCEPT TOM ANd IZZY. hERE, WhERE OThER PEOPlE JUsT sEE JUNK, OUR hEROEs sEE ENdlEss POssIBIlITIEs. I fOUNd ThRUsT MUsT sOMEThING! BE INCREAsEd BY A fACTOR Of 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 I REAllY hOPE ThAT ThE sURfACE sCAN WE PERfORMEd fROM ORBIT WAs ACCURATE, ANd ThERE ARE IN fACT ENERGY sOURCEs hERE ThAT WE CAN UsE TO PROPEl OUR sPACEshIP. NO WORRIEs, TOM. If All ElsE fAIls, WE CAN WAlK BACK TO EARTh ON fOOT, hAhA! ThAT Is NOT fUNNY, IZZY! If WE dON’T fINd hIGh-ENERGY...
  • Page 10 Are you ready to build? Let’s begin the construction of begin! your mega cyborg hand. You will start with the palm rest, the hand frame, and the fingers. Always wait to separate a plastic part from its frame until it is called for in the assembly instructions.

  • Page 11: Assembling The Mega Cyborg Hand

    Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand ASSEMBLING THE PALM REST Actual size P2x2 Actual size P2x2 P2x2 Actual size Front view Do not squeeze. The assembly could break. Palm rest...
  • Page 12 ASSEMBLING THE HAND FRAME P7- 4 P7 foam pads P7- 5 Actual size Hand frame...
  • Page 13 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand ASSEMBLING THE FINGERS 90° Actual size Actual size...
  • Page 14 ASSEMBLING THE FINGERS Actual size P7 foam pads Finger 1...
  • Page 15 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Actual size P7 foam pads Finger 2...
  • Page 16 ASSEMBLING THE FINGERS Actual size P7 foam pads Finger 3...
  • Page 17 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Finger 1 Actual size Actual size Finger 1 Finger 2 Finger 3 Finger 2 P7 foam pads Actual size P1x2 Finger assembly...
  • Page 18 Wow ... the hand moves! The cylinders, pistons, and tubes make up the hydraulic systems, which are some of the most important components of your cyborg hand. Filled with water, they transfer motion from your fingers to the fingers of the cyborg hand.

  • Page 19: Assembling The Hydraulic Systems

    Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand ASSEMBLING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS Hydraulic system Hydraulic system Tube Tube 12 cm 34 cm Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder Cylinder CUT THE TUBING TO LENGTH Measure and mark before cutting. Make straight cuts when cutting. Flexible tubing (70 cm)
  • Page 20 ASSEMBLING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS ASSEMBLE THE G3 CYLINDERS Actual size Remove burrs before assembly. Burr Burr Burr Oil cylinder Burr Burr Press Click Cylinder ASSEMBLE THE G2 CYLINDER Oil cylinder...
  • Page 21 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Cylinder ASSEMBLE THE G1 CYLINDERS Actual size Oil cylinder Remove burrs before assembly. Burrs Burr Burr Side view Top view Cylinder...

  • Page 22: Experiment 1: The Power Of Air And Water

    EXPERIMENT The power of air and water You will need – G2 hydraulic cylinder – Cup of water Here’s how 1. Pull the piston of the G2 cylinder outward and then seal the opening of the tube Cup of water connection nozzle with your finger.

  • Page 23: Experiment 2: Hydraulic Transmission

    G3 cylinder. However, some of the force is lost in the air-filled system because the air compresses. Since the compressibility of water is lower, the hydraulic cylinders in your mega cyborg hand are filled with water to make it more powerful.
  • Page 24 ASSEMBLING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS CONNECT G1 TO G3 Pull the piston outward. Push the piston fully Repeat steps to fill the into the cylinder. cylinder completely with water. Cylinder Cup of water Water Actual size 12 cm Tube 12 cm Fill the cylinder and tube completely with water.
  • Page 25 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand CONNECT G2 TO G3 Pull the piston out. Push the piston fully Repeat steps to fill the into the cylinder. cylinder completely with water. Cylinder Cup of water Water Approx. 34 cm long Tube 34 cm...

  • Page 26: Check It Out: Hydraulics

    Both systems have like in the mega cyborg hand, but they specific advantages and disadvantages mostly use special hydraulic oils as a and are used depending on the medium, instead of water, because these oils application.

  • Page 27: Assembling The Thumb

    Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand ASSEMBLING THE THUMB P7 foam pads Actual size Actual size...
  • Page 28 ASSEMBLING THE THUMB P7 foam pads Thumb Thumb Cylinder Hydraulic system...
  • Page 29 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand 總組合 Module Assembly 總組合 Module Assembly ASSEMBLE THE RAILS Large rail P7 foam pads Small rail...

  • Page 30: Assembling The Cyborg Hand

    ASSEMBLING THE CYBORG HAND Finger Hand frame P2x2 Actual size Actual size...
  • Page 31 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Actual size Hydraulic system Cylinder Cylinder...
  • Page 32 ASSEMBLING THE CYBORG HAND Hydraulic system Cylinder Cylinder Hydraulic system Cylinder...
  • Page 33 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Cylinder Control bar...

  • Page 34: Right- And Left-Handed Configurations

    For the left-handed RIGHT-HANDED CONFIGURATION configuration, skip ahead to page 34. Attach the large rail Large rail Rotate Rotate Rotate Large rails Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Attach the small rail Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Small rail...
  • Page 35 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Thumb Cylinder If you ever want to remove the thumb, here’s how: Rotate Rotate Press Pull Pull Pull...
  • Page 36 For the right-handed LEFT-HANDED CONFIGURATION configuration, go back to page 32. Attach the large rail Large rail Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Attach the small rail Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Rotate Small rail...
  • Page 37 Assembling the Mega Cyborg Hand Thumb Cylinder If you ever want to remove the thumb, here’s how: Rotate Rotate Press Pull Pull Pull...

  • Page 38: The Mega Cyborg Hand Comic: Part 2

    OK. lET’s TRY ThIs AGAIN … GEE, ThANKs! hEY, lOOK: ThUMBs I AM IMPREssEd WITh UP, dUdE! ThE CAPABIlITIEs Of YOUR MEChANICAl dEVICE. NOW WE JUsT NEEd ONE MORE CRYsTAl. ThEN WE CAN lEAVE! EEK! A sCARY ROBOT! dO sOMEThING, IZZY! sOUNds GOOd TO ME ...
  • Page 39 Mega Cyborg Hand hURRY UP! ThE sURGE Of ElECTRICITY fROM ThE CRYsTAl ONlY PUT IT OUT Of TAKE ThAT! COMMIssION TEMPORARIlY. BUT ONlY BRIEflY. WE sTIll NEEd IT. BEEP! lUCKIlY YOU CAN PICK UP sMAll ThINGs BY hANd! BEEP BEEP...
  • Page 40 You did it! Your mega cyborg hand is fully assembled. In this chapter, you will learn how to adjust the cyborg hand to fit your own hand, how to use the cyborg hand for various tasks, and which settings are best suited for the various uses.

  • Page 41: Using The Mega Cyborg Hand

    BASIC USAGE INSTRUCTIONS In order for you to have fun with your mega cyborg hand for as long as possible, there are a few things to consider. When you pick up the hand, hold it as shown in the first picture.

  • Page 42: Settings

    SETTINGS On the following pages, the HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE HAND hand is shown in the right- handed configuration. The same setting options apply to the left-handed configuration, just mirrored. Open D8 and D9. Thumb control ring Put your hand in the device and put your thumb through the thumb control ring as shown.
  • Page 43 Using the Mega Cyborg Hand After you have adjusted the mega cyborg hand to your hand and Use the two set screws to adjust the position of the two side rails so that your finger length, you can now adjust hand is centered on the palm rest.
  • Page 44 You can rotate the thumb up to 160 degrees. degrees You can position the thumb so that your mega cyborg hand is a right hand, a left hand, or a claw. The position of the fingers can also be adjusted at the finger joints.
  • Page 45 Using the Mega Cyborg Hand ADJUSTING THE FINGER JOINTS Do not bend the joints beyond their You can adjust the horizontal spread of the two outer fingers in three increments using the adjustment wheel between the fingers. widest spread or extension.

  • Page 46: Experiment 3: Picking Up Small Objects

    Keep trying — practice makes perfect! 5. This hand setting is also perfect for drawing with the mega cyborg hand. To do this, place the marker on the foam pad of the thumb, as shown in the picture. Then...

  • Page 47: Experiment 4: Grabbing Large Objects

    Using the Mega Cyborg Hand EXPERIMENT Grabbing large objects You will need – Your mega cyborg hand – A bigger object Here’s how 1. Place the thumb in the middle thumb slot and adjust the angle of the thumb as shown in the picture.

  • Page 48: Check It Out: Exoskeletons

    CHECK IT OUT Exoskeletons Your mega cyborg hand is a machine that you can wear on your body. Therefore, you can call it an exoskeleton. Many people around the world are currently developing artificial exoskeletons because these devices could help people in a lot of different ways.
  • Page 49 Using the Mega Cyborg Hand Lobsters have a particularly hard exoskeleton Exoskeletons in the animal kingdom Around 80 percent of all animal species have an exoskeleton! That includes all arthropods, which includes insects, spiders, crabs, and many other animals. Unlike the skeletons of...

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If the mega cyborg hand’s fingers are not working, check the following: 1. Check if there is air in the G1 cylinder. If so, complete the steps on page 49. 2. Use pages 18–19 to check that the hydraulic cylinders are assembled correctly.
  • Page 51 Using the Mega Cyborg Hand Do the fingers’ hydraulic systems leak or are there air pockets in them? Then do the following: Cylinder Pull the piston out of the cylinder again. If there is still air in Partially submerge Pull the piston out of...

  • Page 52: Check It Out: Cyborgs

    CHECK IT OUT The origin What is a cyborg? Maybe there is someone in your family or in your class with a pacemaker or a prosthesis. If so, you already know a cyborg! That’s because a cyborg is simply a combination of a human and a machine —...
  • Page 53 Using the Mega Cyborg Hand TROUBLESHOOTING Does the thumb’s hydraulic system leak or is there an air pocket in it? Then do the following: Pull the piston out of the cylinder again. If there is still air in the Cylinder...

  • Page 54: Experiment 5: Mysterious Air Pressure

    Experiment Mysterious air pressure You will need – Clear plastic cup – Plastic bowl of water Here’s how 1. Fill the bowl with water. 2. Dip the cup in it so it fills with water. Then, turn it over under the water. 3.
  • Page 55 © 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 56 Do you have any Thames & Kosmos US questions? Email: support@thamesandkosmos.com Our customer service Web: thamesandkosmos.com team will be glad to Phone: 1-800-587-2872 help you!

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