{"product_id":"gears-gears-gears-robot-factory-80-pieces","title":"Gears Gears Gears Robot Factory 80 Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003e80 pieces, robots that spin and bounce, and stickers to name them\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterlocking bases, gears, connectors, a handle, robots, cranes and stickers. 80 pieces. Robots 5.7cm high. $130.00.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe handle is what makes it a machine rather than a model.\u003c\/strong\u003e One crank drives the whole factory, so a child sees the chain of cause and effect all the way from their hand to the robot bouncing at the far end. That is a different understanding from turning each gear by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobots that spin and bounce\u003c\/strong\u003e give the mechanism a visible output. A gear train that just turns is abstract; a gear train that makes a robot jump is a result, and children then change the gears deliberately to change what the robot does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStickers are included\u003c\/strong\u003e to personalise the factory. It sounds trivial and it is the reason children come back to a build they finished last week - it is theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterlocking bases\u003c\/strong\u003e mean the factory has a footprint and stays put, rather than sliding apart when the handle is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorks with all Gears! Gears! Gears! sets\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it combines with the Build and Bloom flower garden into one much larger machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCounting, sorting, matching, patterning, problem solving, cause and effect, sequencing, spatial relationships and fine motor work - the supplier's list, and a fair one for a set with a crank on it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTA Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793126416747,"sku":"EVLER9225","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/ler9225_gears-gears-gears-robot-factory_v1_6.webp?v=1788359994","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/gears-gears-gears-robot-factory-80-pieces","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}