Institute of ImaginationRobot LabRobot Lab

Activities

Build a body

Wheels, a head, arms with joints and parts that move. Make the parts of your robot from card.

  • Build a body

    Make it roll!

    A box that rolls on bottle cap wheels when you pull its string.

    • About 40 minutes
  • Build a body

    Kaleidoscope boxes

    Fold card squares and triangles into a 3D shape with glowing coloured windows.

    • About 45 minutes
  • Build a body

    Kinetic shapes

    Card strips and shapes joined with split pins so they swing and wave.

    • About 40 minutes
  • Build a body

    Matchbox automata

    Turn the handle and your character rides up and down.

    • About 45 minutes