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Manitoba Robot Games Robo-Critters How To Build

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This Robo-Critter, robot building kit, was designed by Bill Smart and Ian Elwood-Oates
especially for first time robot builders and is ideal for children in Grades 4 to 6.
With help from an adult, these Construction Details will help guide your elementary student to
build a working Robo-Critter robot which can be entered in the next
Manitoba Robot Games - Robo-Critter Competition .
How to Build a Robo-Critter
What you will need
1 MRG Robo-Critter Kit which contains;
Approx 12" PVC electrical tape or duct tape.
A hotmelt glue gun, general purpose glue sticks and a bowl of water.
A soldering pencil, stand, damp sponge and rosincore solder.
A very sharp knife and cutting board.
2 "AA" size batteries.
A grown-up who can show you how to solder, glue and cut safely.
Presents
A New Robot Competition for Grade 6 and under.
Visit www.mbrobotgames.ca for details..
A New Robot Competition for Grade 6 and under.
2 - 3 - 4.5 volt DC electric motors
2 - rubber wheels
1 - formed wire motor mount
1 - MRG 2 channel controller
1 - 5" x 10" piece of Fomecor.

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Summary of Contents for Manitoba Robot Games Robo-Critters

  • Page 1 With help from an adult, these Construction Details will help guide your elementary student to build a working Robo-Critter robot which can be entered in the next Manitoba Robot Games - Robo-Critter Competition . Visit www.mbrobotgames.ca for details.. A New Robot Competition for Grade 6 and under.
  • Page 2 ‘sandwich’ the motor mount to the body. If you are intending on entering your robot in the next Manitoba Robot Games then be sure to adjust your robot so that it will be able to strike a 2” diameter target whose center is 1 1/2”...
  • Page 3 Assembling the Control Box: 10 Follow the instructions that come with the control box. 11 Be sure to grease all moving parts. Front Making the electrical connections: As viewed 12 Make a small hole through the body of your robot just from underneath large enough to be able to pass the 4 wires through.
  • Page 4 Powering up your Robot * Install two “AA” size batteries in the controller. Be sure the + ends point in oposite directions. Close the battery cover and enjoy driving your new Robo-Critter! If your robot goes in circles when you push both levers forward, decide which motor is going in the wrong direction then de-solder the wires to that motor and reverse them.