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Robots for Gifted Children

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Simple Machines
This Deluxe Gear Box provides all the pieces for important open-ended exploration. More than 750 high-quality plastic parts connect, pull, turn and support to create engines, water wheels, clocks, cars, robots and more. Powerful little motor sets inventions in motion. Get started with hints and instructions from the 18-page manual. Optional multi-drive power pack adds a reverse gear and slick rubberized wheels. Accessory kit helps you build even more complex models. Requires 1 "C" battery (not included). Ages 6 to 16.

Techno Blocks
The World's Only Preschool Remote-Control Construction Toy
The older siblings will be the envious ones, for a change. Built so that even the youngest R/C fans can put it together, this chunky, high-tech set lets kids build cars, airplanes, robots and more, then guide their movements with an easy-to-use remote. Includes 28 sturdy, well-made construction pieces and remote; makes fun sound effects, too. Uses 5 "AA" batteries (not included). Ages 4 to 7

Smart the Dog LEGO® Set
Much more than your average puppy robot: once you've assembled this cute, quirky dog, you program him in an unbelievably simple way. Just press "record" and move the dog as you like-press play, and Smart repeats every action perfectly! Also builds 11 other models, including a writing mechanism, an automated pincher bug, and a drum-playing robot. Uses 3 "AA" batteries (not included). 342 pieces. Ages 7 to adult

Motor the Monkey LEGO® Set
One motor, dozens of possibilities-our favorite, of course, is Motor the Monkey, who swings paw-over-paw along the included wire. Instructions are also included for building motorized pterodactyls, lumbering robots and whirring tools; from there, the sky's the limit. Sure to provide hours of fascinating, challenging fun. Requires 6 "AA" batteries (not included). 254 pieces. Ages 7 to adult.

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Capsela Morpha Bot 70
Children use Capsela's easy interlocking pieces along with a rubberband-propelled motor to create a variety of robots. The morpha-bot kit provides instructions to assemble four different types of robots or children can use their imagination to invent their own robot creations! The pull-back motor uses kinetic energy to power the robots. Consistent with National Science Education Standards. Includes 24 interlocking pieces. Ages 7 and up.

M-Gears Building Set
Constructing with gears moves to the next level with this deluxe motorized micro gears building set. This introductory building kit includes over 300 pieces and 18 different types of building pieces and a forward/backward motor control, making for endless creative building possibilities from robots to helicopters to scorpions. M-Gears easily snap together for quick modifications. Includes instruction guide with building suggestions and model ideas. Motor requires 2 AA batteries, not included. Ages 7 and up.

Gearbotics Robot Kit by Learning Resources
Gears robot kit! Get out of the way - a renegade robot is on the loose! You'll be able to hear this one coming because he makes all kinds of noises. Extra big 118 piece motorized set includes color-coded pieces and instructions for building different models. Set includes gears, connectors, robot head, claw arms, wheels, stickers, motor and lots more. Can be used alone or combined with other Gears! Gears! Gears! Building sets. Ages 6 and up.

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Parenting Tip: Gifted kids love to see how things work. They'll take things apart to investigate the inner workings of anything from toasters and telephones to computer printers to anything else they can take apart. (No wonder they love robots so much!) If your child loves to take things apart, why not buy him or her a simple tool kit? Whenever something breaks or is no longer wanted, don't throw it away. Let your little take his tools and take it apart! This not only helps your child learn to use tools and get ready to work with robots, it also saves appliances you don't want to get rid of!

From Mindware:

Building Bots
From the Junk Drawer to a "Robot War" If mechanized mayhem is your kid's game, this book is a must-have. Guiding young "Battle Bot" fans from design through construction, it's 256 pages of customized warrior robots made of easy-to-find household and hardware store materials. Also includes tips from top builders, tournament organizers and other professionals.