Rather than buying your kids something from ToysRUs, you might want to consider getting him/her one of these cool soda can robug kits that can transfrom any soda can into a soda can “robug”.
Explore the world of robotic science with the Soda Can Robug science kit from Green Science. Kids age 8 and up can recycle a soda can and turn it into a working robotic bug. Kids will be delighted to see
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raKUTUzbblM
Here’s USB iBuddy, an MSN Messenger alert light basically. It even has wings, just like RedBull.
You can buy it here:
iBuddy at Brando.com.uk for $20
If you live in an area with little dragonflies, you might want to consider getting the solar powered dragonfly robot, which is just as good in my mind.
These may like the replicators off of Stargate SG1 but we are assuming that these solar powered robots are totally friendly and apart from the occasional burst of energy when it begins to flap its wings the bug will remain where it has been placed.
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTjQMRawLnE
This RC stingray has to be one of the most innovative yet disturbing radio controlled toys ever.
Heck, it doesn’t even look like a stingray to me, maybe a badly designed airplane with its wings shoved up its butt.
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEXxkWXncuo
This has got to be the most awesome sky-diving experience with a wing and jet that lasts up to 4 minutes at 200 kilometers per hour.
The jet-pack consists of wings with a total three meter span with four model engines built under the wings. Speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour are possible. So far, the device does not allow powered take-offs. So, he jumps out of a plane, stabilizes his flight, and then powers up. Up to four minutes of powered flight a
