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Course levels are designed from elementary to difficult, combining a life sciencesbased curriculum with applications from daily life.
INVENTING CAN BE LEARNED
Using Gigo’s “building block” construction-based curriculum, every class has a readytoassemble model, and includes time designed to promote individual creativity. Promotes thinking outside-the-box of the traditional educational framework by learning innovation through play! We are all innately good at something, so we should take into account both individual development and the ability to work as part of a team effort.
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Experiment using Gigo’s “building blocks”, which can be used over and over again, saving both time and effort. We hope that kids can enthusiastically learn scientific knowledge through fun hands-on experience, developing their problem-solving abilities, as well as a positive attitude towards science. Our mission is to help children apply their newfound knowledge to daily life, furthering their innovational skills and abilities.
Gigo Learning Lab’s complete series includes individual packages and school sets. The special features of Gigo’s Learning Lab are as follows:
07. Kendoist 08. Quadruped Robot 10. Monograph (2) 11. Rototiller 20. Monograph (4) 19. Tow Truck 18. Robotic Arm 17. Rubber-Band Launcher 16. Racing Car 15. Monograph (3) 14. Tower Crane 13. Spinning Fan 12. Ferris Wheel 09. Meat Tenderizer Machine 04. Coin-Sorting Machine 05. Monograph (1) 06. Flatbed Trailer 03. Franking Machine 02. Metronome 01. Fishing Reel Parts List EducationIndex Philosophy 1 39 45 9 53 17 59 23 67 31 77 2 3 41 5 49 13 57 21 63 27 71 35 2 Index
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When fixing gears onto the frame with drive axle be sure to keep a proper space (about 1mm) between the gear and the frames (Fig. 2). And try to turn the gear to ensure every gear in the gear train turning smoothly so that the least friction will be created and most efficient power transmission can be expected. Fig.1 Fig.2 Using peg remover to pull peg off as Fig.3 Usingshows.pegremover to pull axle off as fig.4 shows. The models will often have several gear wheels installed in a row, or gear train. In order for the models to work well, thesae gears will have to mesh well. Otherwise, the force from one gear wheel won’t be properly transferred to the next. A. Pay attention to the hole: B. B-Peg remover C. Gear wheels: Here are a few tips for assembling and using the models. Read them carefully before starting. How to insert and remove the batteries
4 No. Description Item No. Qty. 1 B-SHORT PEG 20 2 C-LONG PEG 30 3 C-AXLE CONNECTOR- 10 4 C-AXLE 5 5 C-CAM CONNECTOR 5 6 C-TWO-IN-ONE CONVERTER 10 7 C-LATERAL CONVERTER 4 8 C-BENDED ROD 6 9 C-3 HOLE ROD LATERAL CLOSED 5 10 C-3 HOLE DUAL ROD 5 11 C-5 HOLE ROD 6 12 C-5 HOLE DUAL ROD BOTTOM 5 13 C-5 HOLE DUAL ROD 5 14 C-11 HOLE ROD 6 15 C-15 HOLE DUAL ROD 5 16 C-5X5 FRAME 6 17 C-5X10 FRAME 4 18 C-5X15 FRAME 5 19 C-BASE GRID 1 20 C-MOTOR AXLE 2 21 C-30mm AXLE II 4 22 C-70mm AXLE II 4 No. Description Item No. Qty. 23 C-100mm AXLE Ⅱ 2 24 C-150mm AXLEⅠ 2 25 C-AXLE FIXING 4 26 C-20T GEAR 4 27 C-40T GEAR 4 28 C-60T GEAR 4 29 C-80T GEAR 1 30 C-10T CHAIN GEAR 2 31 C-OD36 O-RING 2 32 C-OD33 PULLEY 2 33 C-ROD CONNECTOR 2 34 C-WORM GEAR 2 35 C-RACING TIRE 2 36 C-70mm RUBBER BAND 2 37 C-CHAIN 30 38 STRING 200CM 1 39 C-IR REMOTE RECEIVER 1 40 C-IR REMOTE CONTROLLER 1 41 C-40X MOTOR WITH WIRE CONNECTOR 3 42 B-PEG REMOVER 1 43 C-FRONT CONVERTER 4 Parts List： 7125-W10-A1SK7413-W10-W1W7026-W10-Q2W7061-W10-G1W1156-W10-A1R7061-W10-C1R7344-W10-C2B7026-W10-H1R7026-W10-J3R7061-W10-X1W7061-W10-V1W7413-W10-Y1W7413-W10-K2W7413-W10-X1W7413-W10-P1W7413-W10-Z1W7026-W10-T2W7413-W10-I1W7413-W10-J1W7026-W10-L1W7413-W10-N1D7061-W10-Q1D 7026-W10-W5Y7026-W10-D2R3620-W10-A1D7026-W10-P1D7413-W10-L2D7346-W10-C1B7328-W10-G2O3569-W10-D2SR12-07S7344-W10-N2S7026-W10-L2W7344-W10-A1W1115-W85-F2SR10-023569-W10-B1DR39-W85-2007408-W85-A27337-W85-A37400-W85-A7061-W10-B1Y7061-W10-Y1W
Open the battery compartment by sliding the lid open. Insert two AAA/three AA batteries. Make sure you fit the positive and negative ends into the compartment in the direction indicated (with the correct polarity). Then close the compartment. When it is time to replace the batteries, remove the old batteries and insert the new ones with the correct polarity Keep the instruction since it contains important information. NG!(without space) OK!(with space) For more assembly tips, please refer to
TIPS AND TRICKS： Batteries：
Barney looked through Jeff’s fishing tackle box and found that he was using an old-style fishing reel that did not work well. No wonder the fish were always getting away! Jeff’s equipment was too slow to reel the fish in properly. So, Barney shared the reel he had invented with Jeff, which was very powerful catching and reeling the fish in. Jeff was amazed! This made Barney happy and he warmly said, “This fishing reel is yours now … and welcome to the fishing world!”
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One day, Barney went to the beach on vacation. He was overjoyed to be near the ocean fishing again. Once Barney picked a nice spot, he quickly set up his fishing equipment. He couldn’t wait for the fish to bite!
What else can you use a reel for?
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replied with a smile, “There are many reasons . For example, the way you cast the fishing rod, the bait, the temperature, and the fishing tackle will all affect the outcome. I can check your tools to see if there’s anything wrong.”
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Barney was a Fishing Pro. In the first 3 hours he caught many fish, he was so thrilled! Jeff, a beginner fisherman who was sitting next to him, looked at him and said, “I’m so jealous! We are both at the same spot, why do the fish only come to Barneyyou?”
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8 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make a reel on your own. How heavy of a weight can it reel? Give it a try. Use a gear set to change the spinning speed and the pulling power of the reel.
Sarah didn’t know how to calculate the BPM of each piece. She could not properly arrange her practice time and she was confused and frustrated. So Barney gave Sarah a metronome and said, “With this metronome, you can divide each piece accurately, play at the appropriate tempo and enjoy playing the piano again.” A piece of music tempo is typically written in words or digital marks at the start of a score, usually indicated in beats per minute (BPM) as the measuring unit nowadays, this represents a certain note value, such as how many quarter notes in a minute, the higher the BPM number, the faster a piece must be played (the faster the tempo).
One day on his way home, Barney met his little neighbor girl, Sarah. Her parents were teachers, and they were taking Sarah to her piano class. Although she liked piano very much, she only had an hour to practice every day. She usually practiced playing pieces with a tempo of 120 BPM (beats per minute), taking about five minutes per piece, and playing 12 pieces per Today,hour.
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MetronomeWhensingingorplaying
the piano teacher handed out three music pieces in three different tempos. There was an 80 BPM piece for six minutes, a 120 BPM piece for five minutes, and a 160 BPM piece for three minutes.
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an instrument, what else can also be used to mark the tempo?
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12 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make a record of your metronome in a notebook to count how many times it swings (or clicks) in one minute. Give it a try. How many ways are there to change the tempo of the metronome?
Franking
On a business trip to Thailand, Barney made plans to have dinner with his friend George, a mailman. When Barney arrived at the restaurant he couldn’t find George and had to wait. Finally, George arrived looking disheveled and upset. He apologized for being late, explaining that the post office where he worked was near a popular tourist spot. It was now the busy season and many tourists wanted to send postcards abroad. This meant a lot of extra work for George! George’s job entailed stamping postcards, loading them into the truck, and delivering them to another post office. In fact, George still had so much more to do that he would need to return to work after Beingdinner.the inventor that he was, Barney just happened to have a Franking Machine in his suitcase! He told George that it could frank 300 postcards per hour, a big increase compared to manually stamping 200 postcards per hour. In addition, it could save time and energy because it was thermal resistant and had auto-ink refills. This meant it could work longer with little to no breaks. It was a super-efficient machine! With a big grin Barney said, “Problem solved, George! Shall we eat now? Let’s use this new gadget later on … I’d like to send a postcard too.”
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If there were a machine to substitute a repetitive task for you, what would you like it to be?
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16 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make a record of how many mail marks your Franking Machine can stamp in 30 seconds. Give it a try. Adjust the franking pressure of the machine.
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One day, Barney and his friend Brian were in Tokyo for an Innovations Expo. They heard that Japan had the highest number of vending machines in the world. It was true! On the streets were numerous and various types of vending machines selling: postcards, hygiene supplies, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, deli food, fruit and vegetables. They bought some drinks from a vending machine and chatted. Brian mused “There are so many vending machines in Japan. It must take a lot of time and trouble to sort the huge amount of coins.” Barney explained with a smile, “The vending machines have sophisticated machinery to sort the coins inside – like a Coin-Sorting Machine. When the driver comes to collect the money and replenish the stock, the coins are already sorted. When you insert a coin into the slot, it passes through different systems. First, the laser light-scanner helps to recognize the denomination of the coin; second, an electromagnet determines if it’s real. If the machine detects fake or unacceptable currency, the coin will go down another track and drop back down. The accepted coins will move forward to the coin-sorting system. The system identifies the denomination of the coins by their diameter and thickness; a large coin would not slip into the first few smaller columns, but would roll all the way down to its proper-sized column. They don’t need extra labor to sort the coins once they have the coin-sorting machine installed.” “Totally amazing!” Brian nods.
If you had a Coin-Sorting Machine, what would you like it to sort?
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20 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Record the number of coins that your machine sorted out correctly in one minute. Give it a try. Find different sizes of coins of different currencies (e.g. foreign coins, game tokens), and see if the spaces in between them need to be rearranged for effective coin-sorting. Installation Tip Please adjust the spaces between each type of coin (according to the size).
21 Monograph 105 ReviewModel 01.Fishing Reel 03. Franking Machine 02. Metronome 04. Coin-Sorting Machine Please make a drum beating robot based on the learned models and principles.
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What are some other high-tonnage heavy-dutyFlatbedvehicles?
Trailer
Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling … Barney visited the industrial city, Detroit, with his family one day. They saw huge trucks which shuttled between the urban and industrial Barney’sareas.
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niece, Nicole, goes to preschool and the teachers recently introduced a lesson called “Getting to know vehicles”. Nicole saw a huge truck drive by. “Was that a trailer truck?” she asked pointing with excitement. Barney replied, “Close, but that one was a flatbed trailer.” “Are they different?” Nicole asked, looking puzzled. Barney replied with a smile, “There are many different types of truck and trailer. A semi-trailer is what we call any trailer being towed that has no front axle, whereas a full trailer has a front axle. There always needs to be a high-powered tractor at the front to pull the trailer. Different kinds of trailers are suited to transporting different kinds of goods. That one was a flatbed trailer, which is an open flat Afterspace.”listening to Barney’s explanation, Nicole said, “I get it! If I see these vehicles again, I will be able to remember the difference.”
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26 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService How much weight can your flatbed tow? Give it a try. Reform the gear sets of your flatbed to make it faster and/or more powerful.
Barney walked into the Tokyo Budokan, an indoor arena that was built to encourage traditional budo practice, which is said to temper one’s body and mind. Barney saw a lot of people there practicing for the competition that day. According to Budokan rules, each competitor has to beat 10 opponents of the same level in order to get his/her level upgrade. Injuries in real-life competitions are inevitable. An alternative solution must be found to keep people from getting hurt. After some thinking, Barney decided to design a kendo robot for the Budokan. It would imitate the actions of a real kendoist so that people could practice with it. Its action, speed and accuracy would be perfectly balanced, so that it could be used as a practicing robot in the Budokan. As a result, not only did the kendoists have an opponent to practice with, it also reduced the chance of getting injured during training.
Which sports involve one-on one competitions?
Barney was in Tokyo one day to watch Kendo, a traditional Japanese martial art. Practitioners usually compete one-on-one, wearing suits of armor and protective gear, and using bamboo swords. Kendokas attack their competitors in accordance with the rules and the result is judged by the referee. Kendo is descended from Japanese swordsmanship (kenjutsu), and has now become a competitive athletic sport.
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30 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService How many times can a kendoist swing a sword in one minute? Give it a try. How can you improve your sword skill in order to win more easily?
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After some thought, Barney took out his prized creation – a Quadruped Robot. This robot looked similar to a pet but did it behave the same too? John thought so! Barney smiled and said, “The robotic technology has made great progress.
Quadruped Robot
If you had a Quadruped Robot of your own, what would you like it to do for you?
John was very excited about the design. It was more than a toy –in fact, it was almost like having a real pet without the worries of maintenance or allergies! Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling …
In addition to obedience, loyalty, and other basic manners, many of them are capable of advanced skills, such as remembering the owners’ preferences, doing chores, trying to please you, and so on.”
One day, Barney visited his relatives. As they chatted his little nephew, John, started complaining that his parents would not allow him to have a pet. So, he asked Uncle Barney to persuade his parents to change their minds.
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34 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make your Quadruped Robot move on a horizontal, upward, and downward slope to see if it still works smoothly. Give it a try. Change the length of the robot dog’s legs and see what will happen.
One day, Barney and Emma went to Busan, Korea. The hospitable guesthouse owner welcomed them with home-made dried squid sheets. Emma was quite curious about how the dried squid was made, so she asked. The guesthouse owner explained with a smile, “First of all, you need to peel off the skin of the fresh squid, and then lay it out in the sun or in a roaster to dehydrate until it dries flat and translucent. Then use an embossing machine with special rollers to grind the squid fiber. Once the squid is an even thickness, coat it with your favorite sauce and there you have it… dried squid sheets!”
Meat Tenderizer Machine
If you had a meat tenderizer machine of your own, what would you do with it?
Barney tried a piece of the squid sheet. It was tasty but somehow tough and rubbery, and it took him a long while to chew it before swallowing. He thought there must be something wrong with the machine. Kind and clever Barney decided to help the guesthouse owner by fixing the machine so he could make better dried squid sheets. Emma then realized that making dried squid sheets wasn’t difficult at all, as long as you had the proper equipment.
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38 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Cut an A4-size piece of paper into several pieces of 1 cm-wide stripes. Make a record on how many times the machine can slice the strips in 30 seconds. Give it a try. Draw small squids (3 cm each) that fit the width of the meat tenderizer machine, to experience the joy of making dried squid sheets.
39 Monograph 210 ReviewModel 06. Flatbed 08.QuadrupedTrailerRobot 07.Kendoist 09.Meat Tenderizer Machine Please design a multi-purpose vehicle having only one motor but generating multiple actions based on the learned principles and models.
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“Thank goodness farming has been mechanized saving time and pow er, it’s not as hard as the old days,” said Shelly. Barney glanced at his watch and said, “Modern agricultural machines are for more than just farming. For example, the plow can till the land, but it also can be used for farm racing. There is a race here that is about to begin. Shall we go and check it out now?”
Barney and his sister Shelly visited an agro-ecological park to experience rural life for the day. The park’s design and atmosphere gives people a feeling of the farm life. There you can see the clothes they wore and the tools and machinery they used. At the farm machine exhibit a tiller caught Shelly’s attention. She asked Barney, “Do you have any idea what that is?”
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Barney answered, “It’s a power tiller, also known as a rototiller. It helps to loosen and turn the soil before planting; after the soil has been turn ed over, it flattens the soil again. Since there is usually water in the field and the soil becomes sticky, huge wheels are used to prevent the tillers from being stuck in the mud.”
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Rototillermachines?
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44 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make a record of the route of your tiller. Give it a try. Modify your tiller slightly by making the motor and steering drive on the same wheels.
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Which is the most impressive Ferris wheel you’ve ever Ferrisseen?Wheel
Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling … Barney was in London for business one day. He heard of the famous Ferris wheel, the London Eye, and made plans to check it out after work. A Ferris wheel is also called an observation wheel. It is a huge wheel-shaped mechanical structure usually present as a star attraction at amusement parks. These giant wheels are decelerated by an electronic motor run through a reducer, which using mechanical power turns high-speed low torque into high-torque low speed. It generally uses tires (or something else elastic and strong), to make the wheel rotate at a slow speed.
There are two types of Ferris wheel – one with or one without a central axis. A Ferris wheel without an axis is called a spokeless Ferris wheel. The (passenger) compartments of a Ferris wheel are usually mounted on the rim, keeping balance by gravity. On observation wheels, compartments are mounted outside the rims, keeping each car upright synchronously as it rotates, as is the case in the famous London Eye. A spokeless Ferris wheel is built without a central axis, and looks like a ring if you see it from a distance. The most well-known spoke-less Ferris wheel is in Jiangsu Bauhinia Park, Jiangsu Province, China. Since it didn’t pass the security inspection, it has not opened yet. A Ferris wheel is a circle, a symbol of perfect happiness. Have you learned more about Ferris wheels from Barney’s explanation?
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48 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Let’s count how many circles your wheels turn in a minute. Modify the gear set of your Ferris wheel to see if it rotates faster or slower.
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Why is it more efficient to run the air conditioner with a spinning Spinningfan?Fan
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One day, Barney and Bella were discussing travel plans for their next trip to Guam. As it was hot, Bella turned on the air-conditioner. On TV, the news channel was broadcasting an electricity-rate hike. Bella said frustratedly, “It’s just the beginning of summer and already extremely hot. How are we going to survive Taiwan’s long, humid summer?” Barney replied with a smile, “An air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity, and it might not reach the most comfortable temperature if the air flow is inadequate.”
Bella took Barney’s advice to use a spinning fan along with the air conditioner in order to save electricity and money. They returned to planning their itinerary in a comfortable and cost-efficient environment!
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So Barney invented a creative spinning fan, which enhanced the effects of airconditioning, improved indoor air circulation, and effectively reduced the ambient temperature by about 2 degrees. Thus, the consumption of electricity decreased while maintaining an optimal room temperature of between 25 and 26 degrees.
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52 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make a spinning fan with a base that can smoothly turn 270 degrees. Give it a try. How could you design a spinning fan with wind speed that can be changed?
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Where do you usually see tower cranes? Crane
Barney went to Myanmar one day and visited several temples. One of the temples he visited was under construction. He observed that all the work was done by people, with no Aftermachines.chatting with the engineers, he discovered that to complete the temple it would take 100 people working for 500 days. Workers would often carry heavy materials, and accidents and injuries were common.
Barney decided to assist them with a tower crane he invented. Tower cranes are also referred to as “cranes”, where the main body is a tower-structured crane with slewing jibs. It is a very common mode of transport on construction sites because it moves building materials quickly, along with other heavy duty tasks.
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Barney gave this specially-made tower crane to the local laborers, and they were now able to build the temple more efficiently. Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling …
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56 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Adjust the center of the crane’s gravity and weight according to the weight of the object lifted. Give it a try. How would you design an easily portable tower crane?
57 Monograph 315 ReviewModel 11. Rototiller 13. Spinning Fan 12. Ferris Wheel 14. Tower Crane Please design a robot capable of going forward and backward as well as waving its arms based on the learned theory and model.
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After watching a few races, Barney really wanted to try it too. He got his special invention out: a racing car with a special design with a unique steering method and wheels that could turn clockwise and counter-clockwise with no breaking system. Can you simulate all the movements of this vehicle?
Racingremember?Car
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While in the desert in the United States, Barney saw a crowd of excited people. He curiously went to see what was going on; it was off-road racing! Differing from other sports-car racing, off-road racing involves dragging a big iron bucket after the car, and making as many circles as possible in a limited time. Dragging a heavy iron bucket usually slows down the car speed, and limits its turning capability.
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A group of college students asked the touring officer if they could experience this training in person. The officer had to refuse them due to security issues, and they felt Thisdisappointed.sparked an idea in Barney! With a little creativity, he designed a simulated launcher that everyone could experience. The launcher was made with rubber bands which imitated a launched missile, and utilized a remote system to make the rubber band shoot automatically at a target. Now that you’ve heard of Barney’s Rubber-Band Launcher, would you like to give it a try? You could set up obstacles with your partner and try breaking through barricades with the rubber band. Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling …
Barney was invited to an event at a military base. There he saw a lot of technologically advanced weapons being demonstrated. During the guided tour, an officer mentioned that modern advanced weapons systems were complex, and in order to ensure security, every soldier appointed to operate the systems had to undergo comprehensive simulated training.
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Caution! This is able to discharge objects other than the rubber band provided with the toy. Do not use with any other objects. There is a risk of injury.
66 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Fire 10 times. How many times could you hit the target? Give it a try. How would you make your rubber band shoot further?
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In confusion William asked, “Why does the government need our robotic arm to support industrial development?” Barney replied with a smile, “The answer is simple. Robotic arms imitate human arm functions. They are capable of operating various pieces of automatically controlled equipment. Also, the arms are hinged, which means they are able to move linearly in a plane or in a 3D environment. Their regular and sophisticated movements can be appropriately applied in a variety of environments such as: automobile manufacturing, industry, commerce, agriculture, medicine, military and Williamaeronautics.now
Barney and his new assistant, William, wanted to remodel their studio so they used the robotic arm to help them. When they were done remodeling, Barney received a confidential mission from the government, in which they wanted Barney to reveal how his robotic arm worked so it could lead to the development of various other industries.
understood and said, “That’s why robotic arms are used in a lot of dangerous and sophisticated work. What an amazing invention!” Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling …
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What other dangerous jobs can robots replace humanRoboticlabor?
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69 Robotic Arm18 10 11 12 13 14 150mm AssemblySteps
70 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService Make a record of how many things your robotic arm can pick up around you. Give it a try. Change the shape of the clamp on your robotic arm to see if it picks up different kinds of things.
Barney is a great inventor. He always created innovative tools which made life easier for everyone around him, and he loved traveling …
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After Barney explained this to his mom, he volunteered to repair the boom device on the tow truck, and was able to give the pedestrians space to walk safely.
One day, Barney and his mother were on their way to the bank when they got stuck in a traffic jam, just a mile away from the bank. The delay was caused by illegal scooter parking in front of the bank, resulting in pedestrians not being able to walk through. The bank manager called the police as soon as he saw the problem. The police and a tow truck arrived shortly but the traffic jam barely moved. Barney thought that was odd so he went to check out the problem. He observed that the lifting device of the tow truck had broken down. This meant that only one scooter could be towed at a time; that’s why everything was moving along so slow! All the bank customers and police officers felt frustrated. Barney’s mother was surprised. “I never knew there were different ways to tow vehicles and scooters!” she said. Barney replied, “Of course. There are two ways to remove illegally parked vehicles: one is to hook up the front tires and the other way is to lift up the whole vehicle and place it on the trailer. They want to remove the scooters that are on the sidewalk, therefore they need a tow truck with a boom device.”
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What else do you think a tow truck can tow, apart from a car or a scooter?
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76 1 2 3Evaluation AssembledModel ExperimentComplete CreationModel CreativityHands-onSmartExperimentHands-onManualWebService How much weight can your tow truck lift? Give it a try. How would you make a tow truck lift a heavier object?
77 Monograph 420 ReviewModel 16. Racing Car 18. Robotic Arm 17.Rubber-Band Launcher 19. Tow Truck Please design a remote control delivery car based on the learned principles and models.
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