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Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de
Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com
Thames & Kosmos UK Ltd, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 2QZ , United Kingdom | 01580 212000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk

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  • Page 1 E X PE R I M E NT M A N UA L Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com Thames &...
  • Page 2 › › › SAFETY INFORMATION Safety Information Notes on Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Components WARNING. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Choking hazard — small parts may be swallowed or inhaled. The electronic components of this product are recyclable. For the Strangulation hazard —...
  • Page 3 Operating the motors by remote control YOU WILL NEED › IR remote control › Battery box with receiver › 3 motors with wire › 3 square frames › 3 wheels › 3 motor shafts › 5 AA batteries (1.5-volt, type AA/LR6) or 5 AA rechargeable batteries, (1.2-volt, min.

  • Page 4: Kit Contents

    › › › KIT CONTENTS The parts in your kit: Checklist: Find – Inspect – Check off No. Description Count Item No. No. Description Count Item No. IR remote control 715 040 Extra-long axle (15 cm) 703 518 Battery box with receiver 715 041 Axle pin 702 525...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Remote-Control Machines DLX › › › TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety information ............Inside front cover Experiment to hit the ground running ............1 Kit contents ...................... 2 Table of contents .................... 3 Tips and tricks ....................4 EXPERIMENTS The Robotic Arm ....................5 Robotic arms are useful tools.

  • Page 6: Tips And Tricks

    › › › TIPS AND TRICKS Here are a few tips for assembling the models. Read through them carefully first and you will find the assembly process to be much easier. The part separator tool In the box, you will find a little yellow tool called the part separator tool. 1.
  • Page 7 The Robotic Arm: Technology of the Future at Your Fingertips Robots have been in existence for a long time. And there are a lot of things that they can do. One of their most important tasks is to support us in our work. In fact, the name “robot”...
  • Page 8 ROBOTIC ARM 3 x 2 x 5 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 1 x 24 x...
  • Page 9 The Robotic Arm...
  • Page 10 ROBOTIC ARM...
  • Page 11 The Robotic Arm...
  • Page 12 ROBOTIC ARM Done!

  • Page 13: Experiments

    The Robotic Arm EXPERIMENT 1 Moving delicate cargo with the robotic arm YOU WILL NEED › The assembled robotic arm › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › 4 or more boxes (see page 127) ›...
  • Page 14 CHECK IT OUT A Brief Guide to Robotics What exactly is a robot? A simple definition could be something like: A robot is a machine that does work that humans would otherwise do. The most important components of a robot are as follows: ›››...
  • Page 15 The Robotic Arm INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS Industrial robots are usually the least impressive to look at. That’s because they are often constructed specifically to perform just one task over and over. For example, a ROBOTIC TRANSPORTERS tool such as a claw might be permanently installed on a robotic arm.

  • Page 16: Can Robots Push And Crawl

    Can Robots Push and Crawl? There’s one field of application that is becoming more and more important for robots — working in rescue operations following events like serious accidents, fires, or earthquakes. In these applications, robots have to be able to do tricky things like crawl across difficult terrain or push aside rubble, to name just two.

  • Page 17: Bulldozer

    Can Robots Push and Crawl? BULLDOZER 3 x 3 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 20 x...
  • Page 18 BULLDOZER...
  • Page 19 Can Robots Push and Crawl?
  • Page 20 BULLDOZER...
  • Page 21 Can Robots Push and Crawl? Done!
  • Page 22 EXPERIMENT 2 Cleaning up with the bulldozer YOU WILL NEED › The assembled bulldozer › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Boxes (see page 127) or building pieces, etc. › Masking tape › Stop watch, note pad, and pen HERE’S HOW 1.

  • Page 23: Robo-Beetle

    Can Robots Push and Crawl? ROBO-BEETLE 12 x 10 x...
  • Page 24 ROBO-BEETLE...
  • Page 25 Can Robots Push and Crawl?
  • Page 26 ROBO-BEETLE...
  • Page 27 Can Robots Push and Crawl? Done!
  • Page 28 EXPERIMENT 3 Using the robo-beetle to balance a container of water YOU WILL NEED › The assembled robo-beetle › IR remote control › 2 square frames › 2 red anchor pins › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries ›...
  • Page 29 Can Robots Push and Crawl? BALL MACHINE...
  • Page 30 BALL MACHINE...
  • Page 31 Can Robots Push and Crawl?
  • Page 32 BALL MACHINE...
  • Page 33 Can Robots Push and Crawl? Done!

  • Page 34: Ball Machine

    EXPERIMENT 4 “Golfing” with the ball machine YOU WILL NEED › The assembled ball machine › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Masking tape › Scissors › Felt-tip pen KEYWORD: REPRODUCIBILITY › Large marble (small ball) ›...

  • Page 35: Bat

    Can Robots Push and Crawl?
  • Page 36 *2 .
  • Page 37 Can Robots Push and Crawl? Done!
  • Page 38 EXPERIMENT 5 Bat race YOU WILL NEED › The assembled bat › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Masking tape › Measuring tape › 1 teammate › Stop watch, note pad, and pen HERE’S HOW 1.

  • Page 39: Stag Beetle

    Can Robots Push and Crawl? STAG BEETLE 15 x...
  • Page 40 STAG BEETLE...
  • Page 41 Can Robots Push and Crawl?
  • Page 42 STAG BEETLE...
  • Page 43 Can Robots Push and Crawl? Done!
  • Page 44 EXPERIMENT 6 Doing wheelies with the stag beetle YOU WILL NEED › The assembled stag beetle › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Measuring tape › Stop watch, note pad, and pen WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE’S HOW If you drive a multi-axle vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, or your “stag beetle,”...
  • Page 45 Can Robots Push and Crawl? CHECK IT OUT Almost Olympic: Robot Octathlon Researchers, engineers, and inventors are always trying to improve robots. But what’s the best way to do that? Some researchers have come up with the idea of having an octathlon for service robots, something like a decathlon at the Olympics.
  • Page 46 CHECK IT OUT Rescue robots in the air Another project under development for emergencies is taking things a step further — into the air. These rescue assistants are specialized kinds of drones. Since they are often as small as a shoebox, they are light enough to hover in the air.

  • Page 47: Robots For Transport

    Robots for Transport Carrying packages or crates from point A to point B is one of the strengths of robots. They are already pretty good at that today. What is it that they have to be able to do? They have to pick up the cargo precisely, deliver it accurately to the specified spot, and set it down there carefully.

  • Page 48: Forklift

    FORKLIFT 12 x M7 M7...
  • Page 49 Robots for Transport...
  • Page 50 FORKLIFT 9-OK...
  • Page 51 Robots for Transport 9-OK 9-OK...
  • Page 52 FORKLIFT Done!
  • Page 53 Robots for Transport EXPERIMENT 7 Stacking boxes with the forklift YOU WILL NEED › The assembled forklift › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Several pallets (see page 128) › Several boxes (see page 127) HERE’S HOW WHAT’S HAPPENING 1.
  • Page 54 CRANE 25 x...
  • Page 55 Robots for Transport...
  • Page 56 CRANE (1) Tie a knot and wind the string about ten times around the shaft. beginning of the string end of the string Tie a knot..
  • Page 57 Robots for Transport Step 2 Step 1...

  • Page 58: Crane

    CRANE Done!
  • Page 59 Robots for Transport EXPERIMENT 8 Drawing a circle of sand with the crane YOU WILL NEED › The assembled crane › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Small paper cup › 2 paper clips, pin ›...

  • Page 60: Tractor Trailer

    TRACTOR TRAILER 26 x...
  • Page 61 Robots for Transport...
  • Page 62 TRACTOR TRAILER...
  • Page 63 Robots for Transport Done!
  • Page 64 EXPERIMENT 9 Parking the tractor trailer in Reverse YOU WILL NEED › The assembled tractor-trailer truck › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › “ Boundary markers” such as extra pieces from the experiment kit or boxes (see page 127) HERE’S HOW 1.
  • Page 65 Robots for Transport ELEVATOR 15 x...
  • Page 66 ELEVATOR...
  • Page 67 Robots for Transport Cotton string & Make a kno Cotton string head & Make a knot...
  • Page 68 ELEVATOR beginning of the string Tie a knot Cotton string head Cotton string he & Make a knot & Make a knot Cotton string head & Make a knot...
  • Page 69 Robots for Transport Tie a knot end of the string Cotton string End Cotton string End & Make a knot & Make a knot Cotton string End & Make a knot Done!

  • Page 70: Elevator

    EXPERIMENT 10 Elevator with rope winch YOU WILL NEED › The assembled elevator › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Masking tape › Toy figure HERE’S HOW 1. Use three small pieces of masking tape to mark the DID YOU KNOW? “floor levels”...

  • Page 71: Scissor Lift

    Robots for Transport SCISSOR LIFT 18 x...
  • Page 72 SCISSOR LIFT...
  • Page 73 Robots for Transport...
  • Page 74 SCISSOR LIFT...
  • Page 75 Robots for Transport Done!
  • Page 76 EXPERIMENT 11 Transporting loads with the scissor lift YOU WILL NEED › The assembled scissor lift › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Measuring tape › Books or blocks › Several boxes (see page 127) HERE’S HOW WHAT’S HAPPENING 1.
  • Page 77 Robots for Transport CHECK IT OUT Revolutionizing the Way We Live: Transport Robots...
  • Page 78 CHECK IT OUT...

  • Page 79: Driving Robots

    Driving Robots Do you think cars will one day be able to drive all by themselves, without a driver? Automobile industry professionals answer that question with a resounding yes. Auto engineers have even set a firm date for that: By the year 2020, completely ordinary cars should be able to drive autonomously.
  • Page 81 Driving Robots Done!
  • Page 82 EXPERIMENT 12 Car slalom YOU WILL NEED › The assembled car › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Gate poles (made of red gear wheels and motor shafts) › Measuring tape and masking tape ›...
  • Page 83 Driving Robots ROBOT 3 x 6 x 22 x...
  • Page 84 ROBOT...
  • Page 85 Driving Robots...

  • Page 86: Robot

    ROBOT...
  • Page 87 Driving Robots Done!
  • Page 88 EXPERIMENT 13 Juggling with the robot YOU WILL NEED › The assembled robot › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Balloon Do you like to film things? HERE’S HOW How about having your robot play the 1.

  • Page 89: Dump Truck

    Driving Robots DUMP TRUCK 1 x 2 x 4 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 18 x...
  • Page 90 DUMP TRUCK...
  • Page 91 Driving Robots A+B+C...
  • Page 92 DUMP TRUCK A+B+C A+B+C A+B+C ABCD ABCD ABCD...
  • Page 93 Driving Robots Done!
  • Page 94 EXPERIMENT 14 How a dump truck works YOU WILL NEED › The assembled dump truck › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Pieces from the experiment kit to serve as boundary markers › Ruler ›...

  • Page 95: Sports Car

    Driving Robots SPORTS CAR...
  • Page 96 SPORTS CAR Done!
  • Page 97 Driving Robots EXPERIMENT 15 Pedal to the metal with the sports car YOU WILL NEED › The assembled sports car › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Masking tape › Measuring tape › Stop watch, note pad, and pen HERE’S HOW WHAT’S HAPPENING 1.
  • Page 98 CHECK IT OUT How robots orient themselves to their surroundings Things get really exciting with robots when they are able to move around in their surroundings all by themselves. To do that, though, they have to orient themselves. They have to know where they are and what’s going on around them, where their goal is, and where and how to keep moving.
  • Page 99 Driving Robots Appearing today in a home near you: robotic vacuum cleaners Some of these technologies are already being used by robotic vacuum cleaners. Simple models use just a single sensor to size up their surroundings. If the robot runs into an obstacle, it changes its direction.
  • Page 100 GOOOOAL! And now for some fun games! Let’s play soccer! That’s right. You can actually use a remote-controlled robot to play soccer. You can take penalty kicks, practice dribbling, and even play a match against an opponent. Or how about a match against several opponents? And how long do you guess it might take before world- class soccer players no longer stand a chance against robotic players? Roboticists have already set their own goals to ensure that such a day will indeed come.

  • Page 101: Goooooal

    Goooooal! SOCCER GAME 11 x 1. *2 1. *2 1. *2...
  • Page 102 SOCCER GAME 1. *2...
  • Page 103 Goooooal!

  • Page 104: Soccer Game

    SOCCER GAME...
  • Page 105 Goooooal! Done! As the ball shot into the goal As the ball shot into the goal As the ball shot into the goal...
  • Page 106 EXPERIMENT 16 Penalty shoot-out in the soccer game YOU WILL NEED › The assembled soccer game › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Ping-pong ball (table tennis ball) HERE’S HOW 1. Familiarize yourself with the soccer game controls. 2.
  • Page 107 Goooooal! EXPERIMENT 17 Dribbling YOU WILL NEED › The assembled soccer game › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Goal posts (made of short rods and axles) › Masking tape › Ping-pong ball (table tennis ball) ›...
  • Page 108 EXPERIMENT 18 The great soccer match YOU WILL NEED › The assembled soccer game › IR remote control › 5 AA batteries or 5 AA rechargeable batteries › Ping-pong ball (table tennis ball) and felt-tip pen › Masking tape › Measuring tape and coin HERE’S HOW 1.
  • Page 109 Goooooal! CHECK IT OUT Off to the World Cup for robots! Even if shooting at a goal just looks like fun and games, robot soccer involves artificial intelligence, or AI, which means the creation of human-like intelligence. A computer has to accomplish tasks and solve problems all by itself.

  • Page 110: A Look Into The Future

    A Look into the Future In the future, will we go to a robotic dentist instead of a human dentist? Even though that might sound like something from a science fiction movie, a robot — with its high-precision sensors and controls — might be able to drill much more accurately than a human.

  • Page 111: Drilling Robot

    A Look into the Future DRILLING ROBOT 23 x...
  • Page 112 DRILLING ROBOT...
  • Page 113 A Look into the Future...
  • Page 114 DRILLING ROBOT...
  • Page 115 A Look into the Future Done!

  • Page 116: Domestic Robot

    DOMESTIC ROBOT 11 x...
  • Page 117 A Look into the Future...
  • Page 118 DOMESTIC ROBOT...
  • Page 119 A Look into the Future Done!

  • Page 120: Tunnel Drilling Machine

    TUNNEL DRILLING MACHINE 15 x...
  • Page 121 A Look into the Future...
  • Page 122 TUNNEL DRILLING MACHINE Done!

  • Page 123: Airplane

    A Look into the Future AIRPLANE 2 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 3 x 2 x 24 x 10 x 1. *4 1. *4 1. *4...
  • Page 124 AIRPLANE...
  • Page 125 A Look into the Future...
  • Page 126 AIRPLANE...
  • Page 127 A Look into the Future Done!
  • Page 128 CHECK IT OUT Flying mail robots and other visions of the future What sorts of things will robots be able to do in the future? Here are a few examples of the things that researchers are already working on.
  • Page 129 For some of the experiments, you will need boxes Next, lay the template onto some colored card stock or pallets. Use the patterns on this and the following page to thick construction paper and trace all around its edge make them quickly. See page 2 to find out what else you with a pen.
  • Page 130 Pallet Template...
  • Page 131 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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