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We’ve Recently added two new green machines to our product line. These are made by 4M as part of their Green Science line. First up is the Solar Rover.
This rover is built around an empty soda can (reminiscent of our Tin Can Robot and the Soda Can Robug) that you recycle and is powered by […]
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Spectrum Scientifics now carries HexBugs! These are fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand sized robots that do a number of tricks. Each model has different features. The inchworm for example is remote controlled by you and can skitters along under your control!
The controls are simple and easy to use, and making the little inchworm go is easy! Just watch the […]
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Now here is a versatile bit of solar education fun, its the 6-in-1 solar kit!
The kit comes with a solar panel and motorized gear box. As well has many parts to build 6 different solar powered models. You can build this propeller driven boat:
Or this nifty solar-powered car:
The popular propeller driven puppy!
Or the model we […]
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Spectrum has recently added TimberKits to our product line. These are impressive wooden models that move at the turn of a crank:
This is the drummer kit, perhaps one of the most impressive, but hardly the only model. Spectrum also carries the Dragon, the T-Rex (or TimberSaur) and Ocean Motion.
You do the model assembly yourself, […]
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The Never-fall wind-up UFO looks like a simple wind up toy that you might see anywhere, but it actually has a little secret: It won’t fall off the edge of a table!
This is a nifty feature in a toy that costs just $3.49! The secret to this little toy is….well OK, we admit it we […]
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This Saturday, Spectrum Scientifics is proud to be helping sponsor the Philadelphia BEST/Secondary Robotics Initiative as they hold their “Just Plane Crazy” competition held in the Philadelphia High School of the Future. Student groups will compete with their robot projects for cash prizes awarded for Best Team, Best Coach, etc. These are the young engineers […]
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