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SnailFor those robots lovers who are deft with their digits perhaps you might try your hand at assembling this simple line-tracking machine complete with crowd pleasing transparent shell.


Its an amatuer level build as it requires no soldering just some patience, which will be handsoomely rewarded upon completion.

Using an LED to track a black line, drawn by you on your wooden flooring (water based pens only!) it’ll  move quicker than it flesh and blood edible counterpart upon its tiny tyres powered by two small motors.

The see through shell just adds to the air of complexity you can portray to spectators, creative types might be tempted to adorn it with a multi-coloured papier mache shell.

Out Now | $30

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